United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC/C/NIC/CO/4 Distr.: General 20 October 2010 Original: English Committee on the Rights of the Child Fifty-fifth session 13 September-1 October 2010 Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Nicaragua 1. The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Nicaragua (CRC/C/NIC/4) at its 1568th and 1570th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1568 and CRC/C/SR.1570), held on 23 September 2010, and adopted at its 1583rd meeting, held on 1 October 2010, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report as well as the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/NIC/Q/4/Add.1). The Committee appreciates the presence of a high-level delegation and the open and positive dialogue, which enabled a better understanding of the situation of children in the State party. 3. The Committee reminds the State party that these concluding observations should be read in conjunction with the concluding observations adopted on 1 October 2010 on the State party’s initial reports to the Optional Protocols on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict contained in CRC/C/OPSC/NIC/CO/1 and CRC/C/OPAC/NIC/CO/1, respectively. B. Follow-up measures and progress achieved by the State party 4. The Committee welcomes a number of positive developments in the reporting period, including the adoption of legislative measures taken with a view to implementing the Convention, such as: (a) Framework Law on the Right to Food (2009); (b) Special Law for the Promotion of Housing Construction and Access to Social Housing (2009); (c) GE.10-45836 Law of Equal Rights and Opportunities (2008);