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(d)
To ensure that training of prosecutors, judges, lawyers and others involved
in the administration of justice is carried out systematically and consistently;
(e)
To develop programmes and provide facilities for the physical and
psychological recovery and social reintegration of juveniles;
(f)
To seek technical assistance in the area of juvenile justice and police training
from, among others, OHCHR, the Centre for International Crime Prevention, and
UNICEF.
9. Optional Protocols to the Convention
72.
The Committee notes that in September 2003 the State party signed the Optional
Protocols to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and
on the involvement of children in armed conflict, and encourages the State party to proceed to
ratify both Optional Protocols.
10. Dissemination of documents
73.
In light of article 44, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the Committee recommends
that the second periodic report and written replies submitted by the State party be made
widely available to the public at large and that the publication of the report be considered,
along with the relevant summary records and the concluding observations adopted by the
Committee. Such a document should be widely distributed in order to generate debate and
awareness of the Convention, its implementation and monitoring within the Government,
the Parliament and the general public, including concerned NGOs.
11. Next report
74.
In light of the recommendation on reporting periodicity adopted by the Committee
and described in the report on its twenty-ninth session (CRC/C/114), the Committee
underlines the importance of a reporting practice that is in full compliance with the
provisions of article 44 of the Convention. An important aspect of States parties’
responsibilities to children under the Convention is ensuring that the Committee on the
Rights of the Child has regular opportunities to examine the progress made in the
implementation of the Convention. In this regard, regular and timely reporting by States
parties is crucial. As an exceptional measure, in order to help the State party catch up with
its reporting obligations so as to be in full compliance with the Convention, the Committee
invites the State party to submit its third and fourth periodic reports in one consolidated
report by 22 January 2009, i.e. 18 months before the date on which the fourth periodic
report is due. The report should not exceed 120 pages (see CRC/C/118). The Committee
expects the State party to report thereafter every five years, as foreseen by the Convention.
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