UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.111 10 November 1999 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Twenty- Second Session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child VANUATU 1. The Committee considered the initial report of Vanuatu (CRC/C/28/Add.8) at its 566th to 567th meetings (CRC/C/SR.566-567), held on 24 September 1999, and adopted* the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s initial report and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/Q/VAN/1). The Committee is encouraged by the constructive and open dialogue it had with the State party and welcomes the positive reactions to the suggestions and recommendations made during the discussion. The Committee acknowledges that the presence of a representative directly involved in the implementation of the Convention allowed for a fuller assessment of the situation of the rights of children in the State party. * At the 586th meeting, held on 8 October 1999. GE.99-45461 (E)