UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.137 16 October 2000 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Twenty-fifth 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: Colombia 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Colombia (CRC/C/70/Add.5) at its 655th and 656th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.655-656), held on 27 September 2000, and adopted* the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the wealth of information provided in the State party’s second periodic report, but it regrets that the report does not follow its guidelines. The Committee notes with appreciation the timely submission of the written replies to the list of issues (CRC/C/Q/COL/2). The Committee further appreciates the presence of a delegation directly involved in the implementation of the Convention in the State party, which allowed the Committee to have a full assessment of the situation of the rights of the child in the State party. The Committee is encouraged by the constructive and open dialogue it had with the State party’s delegation. * At the 669th meeting, held on 6 October 2000. GE.00-45068 (E)