UPR’s recommendations for ratification of CRC-OPAC, signing of ICCPR discussed

UPR’s recommendations for ratification of CRC-OPAC, signing of ICCPR discussed


Ministry of Information/ Nay Pyi Taw / February 15, 2019
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A coordination meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw at 10 am on 14 February 2019 relating to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group’s recommendations on the second Myanmar National Report of November 2015 which were to be implemented by two Working Committees headed by U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation.

The meeting was attended by officials concerned who are members of the Working Committees.

The first Working Committee is responsible for implementing 41 recommendations relating to accession/ ratification to core International Human Rights Conventions/ Treaties and the second is responsible for implementing 4 recommendations on the cooperation with UNHuman Rights Mechanisms.

At the meeting, the Union Minister made the opening remarks and exchanged views with officials concerned on the matters to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC-OPAC), to sign the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and to conduct awareness trainings on the said treaties.

MNA

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

 

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