CRC UNITED NATIONS Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/MEX/CO/3 8 June 2006 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Forty-second session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations: Mexico 1. The Committee considered the third periodic report of Mexico (CRC/C/125/Add.7) at its 1140th and 1141st meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1140 and 1141), held on 23 May 2006, and adopted, at its 1157th meeting (see CRC/C/SR.1157), held on 2 June 2006, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s third periodic report, which follows the guidelines for reporting, and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/MEX/Q/3). The Committee also notes with appreciation the frank and open dialogue with the delegation of the State party, which allowed for a better understanding of the complex situation of children in Mexico. B. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 3. The Committee welcomes a number of positive developments in the reporting period, including: (a) The amendments of articles 4 and 18 of the Constitution of Mexico respectively in 2000 and 2006, strengthening the protection of children’s rights; (b) The promulgation of the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Children in 2000; GE.06-42498 (E) 130606