COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Forty‑fourth session

15 January‑2 February 2007

WRITTEN REPLIES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF malaysia CONCERNING THE LIST OF ISSUES (CRC/C/mys/Q/1) RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE initial REPORT OF MALAYSIA *

[ Received on 24 November 2006]

GE.06-45890 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Responses to the list of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the initial report of MALAYSIA

A. D a t a a n d st a ti s t i cs, i f a vail a ble

1 . P le a s e p r o v i d e d i s a g grega t ed s tatisti c al data ( b y s e x, a g e grou p s, ethnic groups, urb a n and r u r al areas) covering the y ears 2003, 2 0 04 a nd 2005 o n the number and p e r centa g e of chil d ren u n der18 living i n Mal a y si a .

ThePopulationof ChildreninMalaysia(2003-2006)

Y e a r Age	2 0 03 (’ 0 0 0)	2 0 04 (’ 0 0 0)	20 0 5 (’000)	2 0 06 ( ’ 0 0 0) ( E s ti m a te )
0	617.5	625.2	634.5	638.7
1	604.5	612.8	622.6	627.4
2	592.4	600.9	610.8	616.1
3	581.0	589.3	599.1	604.6
4	570.7	578.6	588.0	593.6
5	564.6	573.9	582.7	594.9
6	555.6	563.9	571.8	582.0
7	548.5	556.1	563.4	572.3
8	543.1	550.5	557.5	565.7
9	538.3	545.6	552.5	560.4
10	531.2	535.8	540.8	547.4
11	526.2	530.5	535.3	542.1
12	520.4	524.6	529.2	536.1
13	513.7	517.8	522.4	529.2
14	506.0	510.1	514.8	521.5
15	515.4	522.4	528.6	534.5
16	507.2	514.0	520.0	525.8
17	496.9	503.2	508.8	514.5
18	483.3	488.8	493.7	499.3
T o t a l	10, 316.5	10, 444.2	1 0, 576.5	10, 706.0

S o u r c e : D e p a r t ment of Stati s tic

Y e a r	2 0 03	2 0 04	2 0 05	2 0 06
Total Numberof Children (’000)	10,316.5	10,444.2	10,576.5	10,706.0
Total Population (’000)	25,050.0	25,580.0	26,127.7	26,600.0
% of C hildren	41.2	40.8	40.5	40.2

2 . In the light of art i cle 4 o f the C on venti o n, pl e a s e pr o vi d e d i s aggr e g a t e data on b u d get a l l oc a ti on s and tr e nd s (in absol u te fi g ures a n d perc e n tages of t h e n a t i onal and r e g ional b u d gets) f o r the y e a rs 2 0 0 4, 20 05 and 2 0 0 6 r e g a rdi n g t h e implemen t ation of the Conv e n tion e v a l uating a lso the p riorities for budgetary e x p e n d itu r es given to the follo w i n g :

a) Education ( d iff e re n t t y pes o f e d u catio n , i.e. pre - p r i m a r y , pr i m a r y a n d s e c o nda r y educ a t i on);

Budg e t Y e a r	T o t al Edu c at i on Exp e nd i t ure (TE E ) (RM)	T o t a l G o v e r n m e n t Exp e nditure (TGE) (RM)	P e rc e n t a g e o f T E E ag a inst TGE ( % )
2 0 03	2 6,1 9 4, 8 2 4 , 940	1 0 9 , 8 0 1, 5 54, 4 6 0	2 3 . 8 6
2 0 04	2 3,9 3 7, 6 0 4 , 060	1 1 2 ,490, 0 0 0 , 0 0 0	2 1 . 2 8
2 0 05	1 6,7 1 9, 4 6 9 , 500	1 1 7 ,444, 9 8 4 , 6 0 0	1 4 . 2 4
2 0 06	1 9,7 8 4, 6 4 5 , 200	1 3 6 , 7 4 8, 5 22, 5 1 0	1 4 . 4 7

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

Estimatedrecurrentexpenditurebylevel/programmes

Y ear	Le v e l /Prog r a m m e	T o t a l Exp e nditure	P e rc e n t a g e ( % )
20 0 4	Pre school Primary education Secondary education Special education	1 7 6 , 4 7 7, 0 00 5 ,6 0 1 , 6 2 5, 6 00 4 ,9 9 1 , 4 6 7, 3 00 5 9 , 3 69,200	1.31 4 1 . 6 3 3 7 . 1 0 5.38
20 0 5	Pre s c h ool Prim a ry e d u c a t i o n Se c o nda r y edu c a ti o n S p e c i a l edu c a t ion	1 7 8 , 0 6 1, 1 00 5 ,6 7 4 , 8 3 6, 8 00 5 ,0 5 7 , 5 9 0, 9 00 5 4 , 7 60,000	1.31 4 1 . 6 0 3 7 . 0 7 7.07
2006	Pre s c h ool Prim a ry e d u c a t i o n Se c o nda r y edu c a ti o n S p e c i a l edu c a t ion	1 7 3 , 5 2 8, 5 00 6 ,0 6 0 , 2 8 9, 9 00 5 ,4 2 1 , 2 7 2, 8 00 5 6 , 8 75,800	1.22 4 2 . 6 6 3 8 . 1 6 7.21

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

b) h e alth c are (differe n t t y p e s of he a l th se r v i ce s , i .e. prima r y h e alth care, vaccin a tion p r o g r amm e s , ad o l e s c e nt h e alth care , H I V / A I D S a nd other hea l th-c a r e ser v ices for childre n , including soc i al i n s u ran c e;

Budg e t Y e a r	T o t a l H e alt h E x penditure ( TH E ) (RM)	T o t al G o v e rn m e n t Exp e nd i t ure (TG E ) ( R M )	P e rc e n t a g e o f THE a gainst TGE ( % )
2004	8,997,011,200	112,490,000,000	8.00
2005	7,860,430,500	117,444,984,600	6.69
2006	8,666,195,800	136,748,522,510	6.34

c) p r og r ammes a nd ser v i ce; for children w ith d i s abilit i e s ;

No.	Pro g r a m m e	B udget ( R M)
20 0 4	20 0 5	20 0 6
1.	Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR)	10,173,452.00	11,227,532.00	13,192,712.00
2.	Home for theMentally Retarded	9,780,545.00	9,164,857.50	11,976,580.00
3.	Bangi Industrial and Rehabilitation Centre	2,394,497.00	2,853,647.00	3,051,030.00

S o u r c e : D e p a r t ment of S o c ial W e lfare

d) s u p port program m es for fam i lies (De p art m e nt of Social W e l f a r e ) ;

N o .	Pro g ramme	Budget ( R M)
2003	2004	2 0 05	2 0 06
1.	Fo s ter S c h e me: P l a c ement of c hild r en in ne e d o f c a re a n d pr o t e c ti o n w ith other fa m ili e s w ho a r e w illing to t ake c a re o f t h em w ith or w i t h out a view for f u ture a doption. An all o w an c e o f RM 2 5 0 . 0 0 p e r mo n th is allo c at e d for ea c h c hild pl a ce d und e r t h e sc heme.	n .a.	2 3 6 , 85 0 . 00	3 4 7 , 4 5 0. 0 0	n. a .
2.	S c h o o l A ss is ta n c e : Finan c i a l a ss is t a n c e for sc ho o l g o i ng c hild r en for nee d y fa m ilies.	n .a.	3, 1 7 7 , 88 8 . 0 0	2 ,0 0 3 , 5 5 6. 0 0	n. a .
3.	Fam i ly Bas e d C h ildre n ’ s H o m e ( C o t t a g e S y s t em Child r en ’ s H o me)	n .a.	5 2 4 , 37 0 . 00	5 2 4 , 3 7 0. 0 0	524, 3 7 0. 0 0
4.	Child W el f are C ommi t t e es	220,000.00	2 2 0 , 00 0 . 00	2 2 0 , 0 0 0. 0 0	550, 0 0 0. 0 0
5.	Child A c ti v i ty Centr e s	1,020,00 0 . 00	1, 0 2 0 , 00 0 . 0 0	1 ,0 2 0 , 0 0 0. 0 0	4,500, 0 0 0.00
6.	Child P r ote c ti o n T e a ms	1,785,00 0 . 00	1, 7 8 5 , 00 0 . 0 0	1 ,7 8 5 , 0 0 0. 0 0	1,785, 0 0 0.00
7.	Co u ns e l l ing Int e ractive W o rksho p s	n .a.	1 9 6 , 10 0 . 00	2 1 8 , 0 0 0. 0 0	218, 0 0 0. 0 0

So u r ce : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

e) s u p port for chil d ren li v i ng b e l o w t h e p over t y line;

No.	Pro g ramme	B udget (R M )
2 0 04	20 0 5
1.	FinancialAssistance for Children	39,472,157.00	43,660,680.00
2.	PublicAssistance	93,830,718.00	85,456,351.00

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

f) pr o tection of c hildr e n w h o are i n n e ed of alter n at i v e care including kaf a lah a n d the s u pport of c are i n s t i tutio n s;

N o .	Pro g r a m m e	Budg e t (RM)
2 0 04	2 0 05	20 0 6
1.	Children’sHomes	8,509,298.00	9,057,095.00	6,663,970.00
2.	Family-BasedChildren’s Homes	524,370.00	524,370.00	524,370.00
3.	Foster Scheme	236,850.00	347,450.00	n.a.

So u r c e: Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

g) pr o grammes a n d activities for the pre v e n ti o n o f a n d pr o tection from c h ild a b u s e, child s ex u al e xpl o it a t i on and c h i ld l a b our;

N o .	Pro g ramme	Budg e t (RM)
20 0 4	2 0 05	20 0 6
1.	ChildActivity Centres	1,020,000.00	1,020,000.00	4,500,000.00
2.	Family Based Children’s Homes (Cottage System Children’s Home)	524,370.00	524,370.00	524,370.00
3.	Children’s Homes	8,509,298.00	9,057,095.00	6,663,970.00
4.	Taman Seri Puteri (TSP) or Homes for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Girls exposed to moral danger	6,886,427.00	4,414,389.00	4,204,180.00

S o ur c e: D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i al W e lfa r e

No.	Pro g ramme	Budg e t (RM)
2 0 04	2 0 05	20 0 6
5.	UNICEFProgramme ConventionontheRightsofthe Child(CRC):Awarenessand Participation; Empowering Child Protection Teams in the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse; CapacitystrengtheningofNGOs inMalaysia-Preparationof guidelinesforManagementof HomesManagedbyChild-RelatedNGOs PreventionofChildAbuse oChild Participation oDevelopmentofModulesforCounselorsandPara-counselors oDevelopmentofModulesforCourtAdvisors PreventionofChildAbuse o ChildParticipation o Pre-testingModulesfor Counselorsand Para-counselors o FinalizingModulesforCourtAdvisors	89,486.00 91,400.00 55,500.00 - -	- - - 317,540.00 -	- - - - 279,928.00
6.	Advocacy	-	65,000.00	7,000.00
7.	Training(CRCWorkshopfor DepartmentofSocialWelfare’s staff)	-	-	5,000.00
8.	GranttoNGO’sprovidingChild Protectionservices	9,421,940.00	11,346,011.00	17,343,352.00

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

h) pr o grammes and s ervices for r e f u gees and a s yl um-se e king c h i l dr e n ;

Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. However, this has not prevented Malaysia from extending various social and health services to migrant children.

i) p r o g r amm e s a nd s er v i ce s f o r m i g r ant c h i l d r en ;

Education is available to non-citizens to study in private and public schools. As of December 2005, there were 12,774 foreign students from 118 countries studying in primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. Migrant children could seek medical treatment atgovernment and privatehospitals.

j) programmes a nd s er v ices f o r ind i g e n ous chil d ren; and

Total budget allocationfortheDepartment ofAboriginalAffairs

Y e a r	T o t al E x pendi t u r e
2003	53,282,400
2004	40,674,390
2005	46,121,510

S o ur c e : Mini s t r y of Ru r al and Regi o n a l De v e lo p m e n t

k) juvenile j u s t i ce a nd t h e r e c o very a n d s ocial rei n t e g r ation of ju v enile off e nd e r s .

N o .	Pro g ramme	Budg e t (RM)
20 0 4	2 0 05	20 0 6
1.	SekolahTunas Bakti(STB) – ApprovedSchoolsfor the rehabilitation ofchildrenwho have committed offencesor arebeyond control	10,018,290.00	11,020,119.00	12,759,680.00
2.	ProbationHostels	3,567,144.00	3,923,858.00	4,840,800.00
3.	Child WelfareCommittees	220,000.00	220,000.00	550,000.00

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

3 . Please also in d i c ate the e s tim a t ed the e x p en s es of t h e p r i v a t e s e ctor, i n parti c u lar f o r h e alth a nd educati o n.

Not available.

4 . With reference to children deprived of a family environment and separated from parents, please provide disaggregated data (by sex, age, groups, if possible ethnic groups, urban and rural areas) for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 on the number of children

a) separ a t e d fr o m t h e ir pa r e n t ;

T y p e s of Ser v i c e s	No. of childr e n
Placedin institutions	6,511
Placedthroughkafalah1	121
Adopted domestically or through intercountry adoptions	1,646
Placedin otherways	202
T o t a l	8 , 4 8 0

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e lfa r e

No te:1Ka f alahisaconceptadoptedbytheprovisionsofPartVIofIslamicFamilyLaw(FederalTerritory)Act1984[Act303](IFLA)wherebyachildinneedofprotectionmaybe entrustedeitherbyadecisionoftheS y a r i a h J udgeorby theadministrativeactoftheDepartmentofSocialWelfare. TheSy a ri a hJudgemayentrustthechildtoapublicor socialinstitutionortoaMuslimfamilywhichwillcareforthe child’sperson(shelter,maintenance,education)andif needed,forthepropertyofthechildandwhennecessary, wouldreceivedelegationofguardianshipoverthechild.

b) placed i n i n s t i t u tion;

	2003	2004	2005
M	F	Total	M	F	Total	M	F	Total
ProbationHostels	291	64	355	277	61	338	278	67	345
SekolahTunas Bakti (Approved Schools)	1,203	154	1,357	1,132	493	1,625	1,036	362	1,398
Taman Seri Puteri (Rehabilitation Homesfor Girls exposedtomoral danger)	n.a.	199	199	n.a.	144	144	n.a.	135	135
Children’sHomes	435	433	868	492	554	1,046	535	573	1,108
CottageSystemChildren’s Homes	79	79	158	77	79	156	80	96	176
NGOs	992	1,695	2,687	1,548	1,678	3,226	1,701	1,708	3,409
T o t a l	3,000	2,624	5 , 5 4 8	3,526	2,930	6,480	3,630	2,941	6,5 1 1

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

c) placed t h ro u gh kafalah;

No.	Pro g ramme	Budget ( R M)
2 0 04	20 0 5
1.	Foster Scheme– Placementofchildrenin needof careand protection with other familieswho arewilling to takecare of them with or withouta viewfor future adoption.Anallowance ofRM250.00 per month is allocated foreachchildplaced under the scheme.	236,850.00	347,450.00

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

d) a d o pt e d d omestic a l ly or thr o u gh interc o untry a doptio n s ; a n d

Numberofcases(Registrationof adoptionandlegal adoption)

T y p e of s e r v i c es	20 0 4	2 0 05
RegistrationofAdoption	1,055	1,058
LegalAdoption	499	588

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

e) placed i n ot h e r w a y s.

Placedunderthecareofafit person(ChildAct 2001)

	2 0 04	20 0 5
M	F	T o t a l	M	F	T o t a l
C a s es in N e ed of Prot e c t i on and Rehabili t ati o n : Secti o n 4 0 ( 3 ) ( b) Child Act 2 0 01- In t h e c are of a fit p er s on	3	1 6	1 9	26	25	5 1
D e l i n q u e n t c h ildr e n : Secti o n 9 1 ( 1 )(c) C h ild A c t 200 1 - Order the c hild to be pl a c ed in the c are o f a r e l a ti v e or o t h e r f i t a n d p ro p e r pe r so n	3 5	1 1	46	6 7	3 4	101
C h i l d Ab u s e C a s e s : Secti o n 3 0 ( 1 ) (b) Chi l d A c t 2 0 01- Pl a c ed un d e r the c a re o f a f i t and s u i ta b l e p e r so n	145	244	3 8 9	1 0 1	143	144
T o t a l	183	271	4 5 4	1 9 4	202	396

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

5 . Please s pe ci f y t h e n u mber of c h ildren w ith dis a b i lities, up to t h e age of 1 8 , disaggregated b y s e x, a g e groups a n d i f possibl e , ethnic g r o u p s , urban and rural ar e as, c o ver i ng the y e a rs 2003, 2 0 0 4 a n d 2 005:

a) living w ith their f a mil i e s;

Notavailable

b) living i n i n stitutions;

In s titution	20 0 4	20 0 5
M	F	T o t a l	M	F	T o t a l
TamanSinarHarapan(Homes For the Care &Rehabilitation of Persons withDisabilities)	318	355	673	380	422	802
NGO	1,925	1,968	3,893	2,101	2,453	4,554
Total	2,243	2,323	4, 5 6 6	2,481	2,875	5, 3 5 6

So u r c e : Depar t m ent of S o c ial W elf a r e

c) placed t h ro u gh kafalah;

Notavailable.

d) a t tendi n g r e g ular schoo l s ;

Notavailable.

e) a t tendi n g spe c ial schoo l s ; and

Notavailable.

f) not att e n ding s cho o ls.

Notavailable.

6 . Ple a se pro v i de disa g gr e gated statistic a l data ( b y s ex, age groups,if pos s i ble ethnic grou p s , urb a n a n d rur a l a r eas) covering the y e ars 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 4 and 2 0 0 5:

a) ra t es of infant and c h i l d mort a l i t y ;

M o r t a l i ty R a te s	20 0 3	2 0 05
Infant (per 1000 live births)	6.3	5.1
Toddler (per1000 toddler population)	0.5	0.5

So u rce : Min i s t r y o f H e alth

b) rates of immun i z a ti o n;

T y p e of Immuni s ation	P e rc e n t a ge
20 0 3	2 0 05
B.C.G	100	100
Diphtheria,TetanusandWhoopingCough(Triple and DoubleAntigen :Third Dose)	98.7	95.3
Polio(Third Dose)	93.4	94.3
Measles Including MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella)	93.9	105.9
Hepatitis B (ThirdDose)	90.9	91.5

So u rce : Min i s t r y o f H e alth

c) Rates of malnutrit i o n ;

Notavailable.

d) c h i ldr e n i n fected w i th and / or a ffected b y H I V / AIDS;

Y e a r	Number of r e port e d HIV posit i v e children c a s e s
Before2003	403
2003	61
2004	79
2005	76
T o t a l	619

S o ur c e : Mini s t r y of He a lth

e) in the a re a o f a d o l e s c e n t health, t h e ra t es o f early pregna n c y a nd sex u a lly tran s mitted i n fections (STIs), toba c co, alcoh o l and drug a b u s e, suicide and o th e r m e n tal h e alth problems; and

Notavailable.

f) numb e r of he a lth professionals w o rking in t h e h e al t h- c are serv i ces f or chi l dren.

	Pu bl ic	P r i v a t e
2 0 03	2 0 05	2 0 03	2 0 05
Total numberof doctors	8,946	10,943	9,245	9,162
Doctor : Populationratio	1 : 2,800	1 : 2,388	1 : 2,709	1 : 2,852
Total numberof dentists	992	1,263	1,426	1,488
Dentist:Population ratio	1:25,250	1:20,687	1:17,565	1:17,559
Total numberof pharmacists	798	955	2,306	3,057
Pharmacist:Population ratio	1:31,389	1: 27,359	1:10,862	1 : 8,547
Total numberof nurses	27,089	32,580	9,695	11,540
Nurse : Population ratio	1 : 925	1 : 802	1 : 2,584	1 : 2,264
Total numberofJD/Midwives	11,293	15,408	313	210
JD/Midwives:Population ratio	1 : 2,218	1 : 1,696	1:79,017	1 :124,417
Total numberofmedical assistants	-	6,113	-	596
Medical assistants:Population ratio	-	1 : 4,274	-	1:43,838

So u r c e : Mi n i s t r y o f H e a l t h

7. W ith ref e r e n ce to c h i ld a b u s e, p lease pr o v i de dis a g greg at e d da t a (by a ge, s e x , if pos s i b le e th nic grou p s and t y pes of c h i ld a b u se r e po r ted) co v e ring the ye ars 20 0 3 , 2 0 0 4 a nd 2 005 on th e :

a) number of r e p orted chi l d abuse c a ses (Dep a r t m ent of Social W e l f a r e );

i)Byage

2003

AgeCategories	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot al
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Below4Years	95	106	18	19	13	32			0	1	5	6	16	12	1 4 7	1 7 6
4– 6Years	53	84	22	16	19	25			1	1	1	4	2	2	98	1 32
7-14Years	147	262	43	51	20	52			1	0	0	18	5	9	2 1 6	3 9 5
15 -18Years	13	127	2	17	3	22			0	1	1	36	0	4	19	2 07
T ot a l	3 0 8	5 7 9	85	1 03	5 5	1 3 1			2	6	7	64	23	2 7	4 8 0	9 1 0

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

M	-	Malay
C	-	Chinese
I	-	Indian

PSm-IndigenouspeopleofPeninsularMalaysia

PSb -IndigenouspeopleofSabah

PSw-IndigenouspeopleofSarawak

LL -Others

2004

Age Categories	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot al
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Below4Years	109	99	24	20	31	45	0	1	2	5	7	2	4	6	1 7 7	1 7 8
4–6Years	41	84	24	24	20	13	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	91	1 29
7- 12Years	146	217	44	36	41	54	0	1	0	1	1	15	9	6	2 4 1	3 3 0
13-15Years	50	212	16	23	16	26	0	1	0	1	0	38	0	0	82	3 01
16-18Years	10	75	3	12	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	2	1 5	1 12
T ot a l	3 5 6	6 8 7	11 1	1 1 5	1 1 0	1 4 7	0	3	2	7	9	71	18	2 0	6 0 6	1 0 5 0

S o ur c e: D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

2005

AgeCategories	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T o tal
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Below4Years	139	113	35	27	24	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	13	2 1 1	1 7 5
4–6Years	63	120	25	26	22	24	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	1 1 7	1 7 4
7- 12Years	120	192	31	40	38	59	1	1	0	1	1	11	4	13	1 95	3 1 7
13-15Years	50	192	16	29	15	35	0	3	0	0	2	31	3	5	86	2 95
16-18Years	13	114	3	13	5	20	0	0	0	0	0	61	0	1	21	2 09
T o t al	3 85	7 3 1	1 1 0	1 3 5	1 0 4	1 59	1	4	0	2	5	1 0 4	2 5	35	6 30	1 1 70

S o ur c e: D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

ii)Types ofabuse;

2003

Types ofAbuse	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T o tal
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Neglect	137	162	27	2	6	4			1	2	2	18	11	17	1 8 4	2 05
Physical	124	177	44	5	26	5			1	1	2	17	3	5	2 0 0	2 10
Sexual	13	201	5	82	5	89			0	3	3	26	2	1	28	4 0 2
Emotional / Psychological	1	9	2	4	0	9			0	0	0	2	2	3	5	27
Incest
Abandonment	29	27	4	6	15	15			0	0	0	0	2	0	5 0	48
Others	4	3	3	4	3	9			0	0	0	1	3	1	1 3	18
T ot a l	3 0 8	5 79	8 5	1 03	5 5	1 31			2	6	7	64	2 3	27	4 8 0	9 10

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

2004

Types ofAbuse	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot al
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Neglect	188	176	44	27	46	42	0	0	2	5	8	7	8	10	2 96	2 6 7
Physical	122	127	55	34	50	62	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	2	2 31	2 2 8
Sexual	28	344	4	47	9	29	0	2	0	0	0	61	0	5	41	4 88
Emotional /Psychological	6	15	8	5	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	22	30
Incest	0	21	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2 7
Abandonment	12	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	16	10
T ot a l	3 56	6 89	1 1 1	1 13	1 10	1 47	0	3	2	7	9	7 1	1 8	2 0	6 06	1 ,0 50

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e lfa r e

2005

TypesofAbuse	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot a l
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Neglect	199	200	37	28	51	43	0	1	0	1	1	0	18	22	3 06	2 9 5
Physical	129	112	54	45	31	49	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	4	2 19	2 1 2
Sexual	28	320	6	53	7	52	0	2	0	0	0	95	1	2	42	5 2 4
Emotional / Psychological	16	29	9	5	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	4 3
Incest	3	36	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	7	5 0
Abandonment	10	34	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	7	22	4 6
T o tal	3 85	7 3 1	1 10	1 35	1 0 4	1 59	1	4	0	2	5	1 04	2 5	35	6 30	1 1 7 0

S o ur c e: D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

b) Num b e r and p e r c en t a g e of r e po r t s w h i ch h a ve res u lted in e i t h er a cou r t dec i s i on or o ther t y p e s of fol l o w -u p ;

2003

Results	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot a l
F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M
Supervision withoutcourtorder	95	205	32	40	14	54			0	1	4	35	1	1	1 46	3 3 9
Supervision/ Returned to family	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Counselling	18	26	11	7	14	15			2	3	2	4	1	1	48	5 6
T ot al	1 13	2 3 1	43	4 7	28	6 9			2	4	4	3 9	2	2	1 94	3 9 5

S o ur c e: D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

2004

Results	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot a l
F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M
Supervision withoutcourtorder	49	90	15	14	19	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	85	1 2 7
Supervision/ Returned to family	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Counselling	33	76	21	29	25	45	3	4	2	8	6	4	3	0	93	1 6 6
T ot al	82	1 6 6	36	4 3	44	6 7	3	4	2	8	6	4	5	1	1 78	2 9 3

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

2005

Results	Malay	Chinese	Indian	PSm	PSb	PSw	LL	T ot a l
F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M
Supervision withoutcourtorder	145	224	56	75	37	66	0	2	0	0	4	99	5	13	2 47	4 7 9
Supervision/ Returned to family	12	31	3	5	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	3	23	4 6
Counselling	39	94	18	27	17	43	3	1	2	2	2	3	0	1	81	1 7 1
T ot al	1 95	3 4 9	77	1 0 7	57	1 1 3	3	4	2	3	6	1 0 3	10	1 7	6 21	6 9 6

S o ur c e : D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e

c ) Num b e r a nd p r o p or t i on o f child v i c t i m s w h o h a ve rece i v ed c ou n s ell i ng and a s sis t ance i n r e co v e r y ;

Y e a r	2 0 03	20 0 4	2 0 05
Total	104	259	252

Sou r c e: D e p a r t ment of S o c ial W e lfa r e

8 . Please sp e c i f y the cr i t e ria f o r 'pov e r t y ’ and in d i c ate t h e numb e r of c h i ldr e n l i v i ng b e low the pover t y line.

TheMalaysia’sPovertyLineIncome(PLI)wassubstantiallyrevisedin2005.The PLIismadeupoftwocomponents,thatisthefoodPLIandthenon-foodPLI.The PLIisdefinedseparatelyforeachhouseholdinthehouseholdincomesurvey(HIS) basedonitssize,demographiccompositionanditslocation(stateandstratum).A householdisconsideredpoorifitsincomeislessthanitsownPLI,thatis,itlacks theresourcestomeetthebasicneedsofitsindividualmembers.Ahouseholdis consideredhardcorepoorifitsmonthlyhouseholdincomeislessthanthefoodPLI. Asfoodrequirementisbasedonanutritionallyadequatediet,thehardcorepoverty thresholdincomeismuchhigherthantheolddefinitionofhalfthePLI.

T h e Food PLI

ThefoodcomponentoftherevisedPLIisbasedontheadviceofnutritionists, dieticiansandmedicalprofessionals.Individualdailykilocalorierequirementsare metthroughabalanceddiet,whichinclude:cerealsandcerealproducts(uncooked rice,wheatflour);chicken,eggsandfish;milk;oilandfats;sugar;vegetablesand fruits;andpulses(dhal,greenpeas).TableAshowsthefoodPLIsbasedonthetwo methodologies.

T a b l e A

So u r c e : E c o n o m ic Planning U n it and D ep a r t m ent of St a t i s t i cs

N o t e : 1 I n c ludes Wila ya h P e r s e k u tuan L a b uan

T h e N o n -Food PLI

Theexpenditurepatternofnon-foodcomponentsofthePLIarebasedontheactual expenditureofthebottom20percentexpendituregroupderivedfromthe householdexpendituresurvey(HES).Non-foodcomponentscompriseclothing, housing,transportandotheritems.

Com p aris o n of the 1 9 7 7 and 2 0 05 m e t h o d ol o g ie s

TableBcomparesthePLIbasedonthetwomethodologies.

Table B

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N o t e : 1 I n c ludes Wila ya h P e r s e k u tuan L a b uan

TableCcomparestheincidenceofpovertyandhardcorepovertybasedonthetwo methodologies.

Table C

So u r c e : E c o n o m ic Planning U n it and D ep a r t m ent of St a t i s t i cs

N o t e : 1 I n c ludes Wila ya h P e r s e k u tuan L a b uan

TableDshowsincidenceofpovertyandhardcorepovertyinMalaysia.

Table D

9 . W i th ref e r ence to the rig h t to educat i on, pl e ase provide dis a g g regat e d st a t i s tical data (by s e x , a ge gro u p s , if possib l e ethn i c g r o u p s , urban a nd rur a l are a s , inter n a lly displaced ch i l dr e n ) c ov er i ng the y e ars 2 0 03, 2004 a n d 2 0 0 5 in percent a g e of t h e r e lev a nt age g r o u p on the:

a) ra t es of li t era c y (bel o w 1 8 y e a rs);

Literacyrate(age10andabove)

	2 0 01	20 0 2	2 0 03	2 0 04	2 0 05
Literacy rate (%)	93.9	94.0	95.0	91.4	91.5

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

b) ra t e of enr o lment in p r e-prima ry , pr i m ary and in seco n da r y s c h o ols;

Percentage of enrolmentbylevelof educationingovernmentassisted schools.

	2 0 01 ( % )	2 0 02 ( % )	2 0 03 ( % )	2 0 04 ( % )	2 0 05 ( % )
Primary	92.08	92.36	92.67	92.75	91.68
Lower Secondary	83.55	81.21	81.76	82.00	84.41
Upper Secondary	71.71	72.59	71.66	72.45	71.66

S o ur c e : Mini s try o f Ed u c ation

c) p e r c e n ta g e of c h ildren comp l et i ng prim a r y and seco n da r y e d u c a tio n ;

	20 0 3 ( % )	20 0 4 ( % )	20 0 5 ( % )
Completedprimary inMinistryofEducation schools	97.0	98.3	98.1
Completedsecondary in Ministry of Education schools	74.0	75.0	78.0

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

d) numb e r a n d p e rc e ntage of d r op-outs and r e p e tit i ons; and

Percentageof drop-outs,2003-2005

	2 0 03	20 0 4	2 0 05
Total	%	Total	%	Total	%
Primary (Ministry of Education schools)	14,632	3.0	8,400	1.7	9,713	1.9
Secondary (Ministry of Education schools)	55,956	14.5	48,380	11.9	43,586	10.3

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

TheMinistryofEducationdoesnotemployanyrepetitionsystemduetothe followingreasons:

L e v el of E d u c ation	Re a son
UPSR (Standard 6)	Automatic upgrade to Form 1
PMR (Form 3)	Automatic upgrade to Form 4
SPM(Form5)	No repetition systembutstudents are able to re-sitthe exam as private students

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t i o n

e) te a c h er p e r c h i ld ratio and number o f chil d r en per class.

	2 0 02 ( % )	2 0 03 ( % )	20 0 4 ( % )	2 0 05 ( % )
Primary	18.1	17.6	17.2	16.5
Secondary	16.5	16.4	16.3	16.2

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

Ratioof the averageclasssizetothenumber of pupilsperclass

	2 0 02 ( % )	2 0 03 ( % )	20 0 4 ( % )	2 0 05 ( % )
Primary	31.4	31.1	31.0	31.0
Secondary	32.6	32.5	32.5	32.3

So u r c e: Mi n i s try of E d u c a t ion

10. Please pro v i de d is a gg r eg a ted stat i s ti c al da t a (i n c l uding b y se x , a ge and t y pe of cr i m e) co v e ri n g t h e y ears 2003, 20 0 4 and 2 0 0 5 , i n particular o n the n u mber of:

a) p e r son bel o w 18, w h o h a ve allegedly committed a cr i m e, reported to the pol i c e;

Notavailable.

b) p e r sons bel o w 18 who have be en c h arged w ith a crime and of them tho s e w ho a re s e n t e nc e d , and the t y p e of p unis h m e n t or s a n cti o n s relat e d to offe nc es i n c l uding length of depriv a t i on of liber t y ;

Notavailable.

c) d e tenti o n fa c i lities for perso n s b e l o w 18 in c onflict w i th l a w and their cap a c i t y ;

Childrendetainedinprisonsareisolatedfromadultinmatesaccordingto theiragegroups.Asforthecareandfacilitiesofthesechildren,itcomplies withalltherulesandregulationsgoverningthem.

d) p e r sons b el o w 18 d e tained in t h e s e facil i ti e s and persons b e l o w 18

d e t ained in adu l t f a c il i tie s ;

Notavailable.

e) p e r sons b e l o w 1 8 k e p t in pre - t r ial detent i on and the average length o f th e i r d e t e n t i o n;

Length of time of detention/remand for persons under 18 remanded/chargedwithacrime

T i m e len g th (month s )	2 0 03	2 0 04	2 0 05
Ch a rged	Rem a nded	Ch a r g e d	Remand e d	Ch a rged	R e mand e d
0 – 3	44	120	23	105	19	56
3 – 6	15	2	25	12	8	62
6– 12	13	6	12	8	3	2
12 – 36	3	1	3	4	1	-
36and over	-	-	-	-	1	1
T o t a l	75	129	63	1 2 9	32	1 2 1

S o ur c e : D ep ar t m e n t o f Pri s on

f) report e d cases o f abuse a nd maltreatment of p ersons be l o w 18

o c cu r r ed d uring th e i r arr e st a n d det e n t i on; and

Notavailable.

g) p e r sons un d e r 18 t ried and s e nte n c e d as adults ( j o int char g es)

Ethnic Group	2 0 03	20 0 4	20 0 5
Ch a r g e d	Remand e d	C harged	Remanded	Ch a rged	Remand e d
Malay	4	46	4	39	4	40
Chinese	-	5	-	14	-	8
Indian	1	15	-	17	1	24
Others	1	18	2	18	3	11
Non Citizens	69	45	57	41	24	38
T o t a l	75	129	63	129	32	121

S o u r c e: De p a r t m ent of P r iso n s

1 1 . W ith refe r ence to s p ecial prot e c t i on m e a sures, p l e a s e p r ovi d e s t at i s tical data (including b y s e x , ag e , i f pos s ible e thnic group,

urban and rural are a s) for t h e y ea r s 2003, 2 0 0 4 and 2 0 05 on the number of chil d ren:

a) vi c t i ms of s e xu a l explo i t a ti o n, incl u d i n g p r o s tit u tion, p ornogr a p h y a nd tr a ff i cking and the number of chi l d r en provided w i th a c c ess to r e c o v e r y and o t h e r a ssis t a n c e ;

2004

Types ofCases	M	C	I	PSm	PSb	PSW	LL	T ot a l
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Children in need of Protection and Rehabilitation (a) Section 38(a)	4	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	1 2
(b) Section 38 (b)	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
(c ) Section38 (c )	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Children inurgent need of protection (a) Section 41(1)	3	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1 2
(b) Section 41(2)(a –d)	4	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1 1
T ot a l	1 1	34	2	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	3 4

S o u r c e : D e p art m ent of S o c i al W e l f a r e

M	-	Malay
C	-	Chinese
I	-	Indian

PSm-IndigenouspeopleofPeninsularMalaysia

PSb -IndigenouspeopleofSabah

PSw-IndigenouspeopleofSarawak

LL-Others

2005

Types ofCases	M	C	I	PSm	PSb	PSW	LL	T ot a l
M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Children in need of Protection and Rehabilitation (a) Section 38(a)	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
(b) Section 38(b)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
(c ) Section 38 (c)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Children inurgent need ofprotection (a) Section 41(1)	3	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1 9
(b) Section 41(2)(a –d)	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
T ot a l	6	25	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	3 2

S o u r c e : D e p art m ent of S o c i al W e l f a r e

Note :

T y p e s of Cases:

(1) Chil d r en i n need of pro t ection a n d r ehab i l it a t i on – Se c tion 38 (a – c)

(a) Is being i n d uced to perform any s e xual act, or is in any p h y s ical or s o c i a l or soci a l enviro n ment wh i ch m a y l e ad to the p e rformance o f s uch a c t;.

(b) Li v e s in or frequ e n t s any brothel o r place of assi g n ation; or

( c ) Is habitu a l ly in the c o m p any or under the control of brothel-k e e p ers or procurers or p e r s ons e m p l o yed or dir e ctly i nterested in the busi n e ss c arried on in brothels or in conne c t i o n with pro s ti tut i on.

(2) Chil d r en i n need of urgent prote c ti o n – S ection 41

(1) The Protec t or is sa t i s f i e d that the ch i ld is in u r g e nt need o f p r ote c tion

(2) A child i s i n urgent ne e d of prote c ti o n i f there is reasona b le ca u se to beli e v e th a t:

(a) t he c hild is b e ing t h reat e ned or intim i dated f or purpos e s of pros t itu t ion or for p u rposes of ha v ing s e x u a l intercourse wi t h anoth e r or for any immor t a l purpose;

(b) the child is to be confined or de t ained by another ;

(c) an o f f e nce aga i n st th i s P a rt is b eing o r likely to be c ommitted i n r e s p e c t of the c h i ld; or

(d) i f the ch i ld is a fema l e, that she i s pregnant out of wedlock

b) involv e d in substan c e ab us e and the numb e r of ch i ldr e n w ho r e c e i v e d tr e atment a nd re c o very a s sis t a nc e;

Notavailable.

c) involv e d in c h i ld l a bour; and

Notavailable.

d) unaccom p a n i e d a s y l um-s e eking and r e f u gee chi l dr e n;

Notavailable.

e) mi g r ant c h i l dren; and

Notavailable.

f) indig e n ous chil d ren.

Notavailable.

B. G e n e ral me a s u r es o f implemen t ation

1 . Ple a se pro v i de inf o rmation o n the content and the implementation of t h e Child A c t of 2 0 01 a n d elabor a t e w h et h e r t h e C h i ld A c t ful l y c o m p l i e s w i t h the provis i ons and pr i n c i ples enshrined in the Convention.

InfulfillingMalaysia’sobligationundertheConventionontheRightsoftheChild, MalaysiaenactedtheChildAct2001[Ac t 6 1 1].Act611repealedtheJuvenile CourtsAct1947[Act 9 0],theWomenandGirlsProtectionAct1973[A c t 1 0 6]and theChildProtectionAct1991[Act 4 6 8].TheprovisionsofAct611arebasedon thefourcoreprinciplesoftheConventionontheRightsoftheChildthatis protection,survival,developmentandparticipationofthechild.

ThepreambleofAct611providesthateverychildisentitledtoprotectionand assistanceinallcircumstanceswithoutregardtodistinctionofanykind,suchas race,colour,sex,language,religion,socialoriginorphysical,mentaloremotional disabilitiesoranystatus.Act611alsorequiresthesettingupofChildProtection TeamsandChildActivityCentresatbothstateanddistrictlevelswhichaimedat mobilisingcommunityparticipationintheimplementationofpreventiveand rehabilitativeprogrammes.Suchprogrammesandactivitiesaretargeted towardschildrenatriskorchildrenvulnerabletoallformsofabuseand exploitation.

Intermsofadministrationofjuvenilejustice,Act611providesforaprocedure beforetheCourtforChildrenwhichischildfriendlytakingintoaccountthemental andemotionalmaturityofachild.Thechildispresumedinnocentuntilfoundguilty andisguaranteedtherighttobeheard.Thechildalsohasarighttoacounsel.

TheCourtforChildrenconsistsofaMagistratewhoshallbeassistedbytwo advisors,oneofwhomshallbeawoman.ItshallbethedutyoftheCourtto explaintothechildinsimplelanguagesuitabletothechild’sage,maturityand understandingthesubstanceoftheallegedoffence.Wherethechildadmitsthe factsconstitutingtheoffence,theCourtshallascertainthatthechildunderstands thenatureandconsequencesofhisadmissionbeforerecordingthefindingof guilt.

2 . Ple a s e p r ovide inform a tion on cas e s w he re the C o nv e nt i on h a s been d i re c tly invo k e d in d o mest i c c o urts, a n d if so please provide e x a mpl e s of such c a s es.

Notavailable

3 . Ple a s e p rovi d e inf o rmati o n on the m e asures t ak e n to r e vi e w t h e Sta t e par t y 's re s ervat i ons t o arti c l es 1 ,2,7, 1 3 , 1 4 , 1 5, 2 8 , p a r a g raph 1 ( a ), and 3 7 of the Conve n t i on.

AforumonMalaysia’sreservationtotheConventionontheRightsoftheChild washeldon29September2005.Thisforumwasattendedbyvarious Governmentagenciesandnon-governmentalorganisations(NGO).

4 . Ple a se describe measu r es und e rtak e n to s t rengthen d a ta and statistics

collection m e chani s ms and proc e d u r e s w i t h r e g a r d to t h e implemen t ation of a ll provisions of the C o n vent i o n .

TheMinistryofWomen,FamilyandCommunityDevelopmentandthe DepartmentofSocialWelfarehavein-housestatisticianstoassistindata collection.

5 . With reg a rd to the implem e ntat i on of the C o nventi o n, ple a se pr o v i d e i n formation on the c o or d inati o n a c t i v it i es of t h e Min i s try of Women, F am i ly and Communi t y D e v el o pment. Ple a se elaborate the coo r di n a ti o n o f the implem e ntation of t h e Conv e nt i on both a t national a n d l o c al le v el. Do e s t h e i n t e r-m i nist e r i al C o ordination a lso i n v o lve n o n-gov e rn m ental organizat i ons?

TheMinistryofWomen,FamilyandCommunityDevelopment(MOWFCD)utilizes severalchannelstoaddressmattersandissuesofchildren.Firstly,thereare inter-ministerialmeetingsattheministerandseniorofficials’level.Thesemeetings areheldwiththerelevantministriesthathavethejurisdictionovertheissuesat hand.Secondly,MOWFCDholdsregulardialogueswithstakeholders,especially thenon-governmentalorganizations(NGOs)toreceiveinputswithregardtothe problemsatthegrassrootslevel.Atthesameplatform,MOWFCDestablishes smartpartnershipwiththeNGOstoimplementprogrammesandactivitiesatthe grassrootslevels.

6 . Ple a se p r ovide i n forma t i on o n t h e status of t h e Second Natio n a l Plan o f Acti o n f o r C h ildren and the m e a s u r e s t a ken/p l a n n ed to implement i t as w e ll as to monitor and e v a l uate i ts i m p l e ment a ti o n.

TheMinistryofWomen,FamilyandCommunityDevelopmentisinthemidstof draftingtheNationalChildPolicybeforepreparingacomprehensiveSecondPlanofActionforChildren.ThePolicyandPlanofActionwillbecompletedin2007.

7 . Ple a s e provide a bri e f ov e r v i e w of the Ninth M a l a y s ia Plan 2 0 06 - 20 1 0 .

Thenationisembarkinguponanewphaseofdevelopmenttowardsrealisingits aspirationofbecomingadevelopednationby2020.Thisnext15-yearphasewill beguidedbytheNationalMission,apolicyandimplementationframeworkaimedatobtaininggreaterperformanceandimpactfromthecountry’scollective developmentalinitiatives.TheNinthMalaysiaPlanrepresentsthefirstfive-year blueprintoftheNationalMission,outliningthepoliciesandkeyprogrammesaimedatfulfillingtheMission’sthrustsandobjectivesforthe2006-2010period.Assuch, theNinthMalaysiaPlanisconsistentwiththeambitiontobuildacountrywithan advancedeconomy,balancedsocialdevelopmentandapopulationwhichis united,cultured,honourable,skilled,progressiveandfarsighted.

Economicgrowth,competitivenessanddynamismwillbepursuedtogetherwith equalopportunity,socialequityandinclusion.Thequalityofhumancapitalwillbe upgradedasitisakeydeterminantintheachievementofthePlan’sgoalsand objectives.ThequalityoflifeofallMalaysianswillbeenhancedfurther.Thenationalimplementationmachinerywillbestreamlinedandstrengthened.Inall, theseeffortswillensurethattheoverridingobjectiveofthenation,thatisnational unityandintegration,willbestrengthened.

InlightoftheNationalMissionandtherecognitionoftheimportanceofajoint nationalefforttoensureitsachievement,thethemeoftheNinthPlanissetas Tog e ther Towar d s E x celle n c e, G l ory a n d Dist i ncti o n.AllMalaysianshaveastakeinthenationbuildingprocess–theprivatesectorastheengineofgrowth,the publicsectorasfacilitatorandregulator,andcivilsocietyandothersaspartnersin development.Thequesttoattaindevelopednationstatuscanonlyberealised throughthesustainedcommitmentandcontributionofeachandeverycitizen.

Giventhechangingdomesticandglobaleconomiclandscape,initiativesto enhancenationalcompetitivenessandresiliencewillcontinuetobegivenhigh priority.Atthesametime,effortstocloseinter-andintra-ethnicsocio-economic disparitieswillbeintensified,withmeasuresthatfocusmoreaccuratelyontarget groups.AlldevelopmentinitiativesduringtheNinthPlanperiodwillbeguidedby theuniversalprinciplesofIsl a m Hadh a r i.

OverallmacroeconomicmanagementduringthePlanperiodwillfocuson sustaininggrowthandstrengtheningtheeconomy’scapacitytocushionagainst downsiderisksandshocks.TheGovernmentwillensurethatpricepressures remainmanageable;thatanappropriatemonetarypolicyisineffect;thatthe FederalGovernmentoperatingexpenditureismanagedinaprudentand cost-effectivemanner;thatagradualreductionintheFederalGovernmentdeficitisobservedwithoutretardingoverallgrowth;andthatastrongbalanceof paymentsandexternalreservespositionismaintainedatalltimes.TheNinthPlanisorganizedaccordingtothe5thrustsoftheNationalMission.

8 . Ple a s e pr o v i de i nformation on the situati o n of refugee a nd a s y l u m -se e king chil d ren a n d t h e S ta t e p a r t y ' s la ws , p o licies and pr o gr a mmes in th i s resp e ct.

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9 . Ple a s e p r o v i de Inform a tion on t h e a m en d m en t s of 2 0 0 2 to the Immigration Act 19 5 9/63 (Act 15 5 ) a nd on the implementation o f this Act. Plea s e d e sc r i b e the sit u at i on o f m i g r ant ch i ldr e n, w ith or w ith o ut val i d doc u m e n t a ti o n, and provide inf o rm a t i on on t h e i r ac c ess to so c i a l a nd health Ser v i c e s , ed u c a tion and h ousing in t h e S tate par t y .

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10. Ple a s e provide inf o rm a t i on o n e f for t s to dissem i nate t h e Con v ention.

ProgrammebyUNICEF:

Y e a r	P r ogr a mmes
2004	1)ConventionontheRightsoftheChild(CRC):AwarenessandParticipation 2)EmpoweringChildProtectionTeamsinthePreventionof ChildSexualAbuse 3)CapacitystrengtheningofNGOsinMalaysia-Preparationof guidelinesforManagementofHomesManagedby Child-RelatedNGOs
2005	PreventionofChildAbuse i)ChildParticipation ii)DevelopmentofModulesforCounselorsandPara-counselors iii)DevelopmentofModulesforCourtAdvisors
2006	PreventionofChildAbuse i)ChildParticipation ii)Pre-testingModulesforCounselorsandPara-counselors iii)FinalizingModulesforCourtAdvisors

OtherProgrammesbyDepartmentofSocialWelfare,MinistryofWomen,Family andCommunityDevelopment:

Programmes

Printingofbookletson CRC fordistributiontomembers ofthepublic o ConventionontheRightsoftheChildinfourlanguages oAsimpleguidetoyourrights…asachild o Syok oCalendar

CRCisalsoincorporatedintolecturesandtalkstothepublicandstafffrom timetotime.

11. Ple a s e p r o v i de inform a tion on effor t s ma d e to provide trai n ing, a w a r e n e s s on the C on v e n ti o n and on human r i ghts i n g e n er a l , to c h i ldr e n parents, t e ach e r s, so c i a l w o r k ers a n d other p r of e ssionals w o r k i ng w i th a nd f o r child r en.

Children’s rights remain a significant part of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) agenda since its inception in 2000. The Human Rights EducationandPromotionWorkingGroupfocusesontheareaofpromotionand advocacy of the rights of the child through community and school based programmes, such as “Training of Adult and Young Trainers on CRC”, CRC Awarenessworkshops,messageandpostercompetitionsonCRCandalsoCRC Campsforselectedschoolsandinstitutionsofhigherlearning.TheWorkingGroup hasalsoconductedanationwidesurveybetweenApril2003andMay2003onthe knowledge and practice of human rights in schools following the success in includinghumanrightseducationinschools.InJanuary2004,theLawReformand InternationalTreatiesWorkingGrouporganised a roundtablediscussionon the statusoftheimplementationoftheCRC.Thediscussionwasattendedbyawide rangeof stakeholders includingchildrenandyoungpeople.

CRC is also incorporated by the Department of Social Welfare in courses, discussions andworkshops asfollows:

i)Basiccourses for SocialWelfare officers.

ii)ChildAct2001Workshops. As of2005, fourworkshops havebeenheld.

iii) Professional discussionwithrelevantpartiesonthe amendmenttothe ChildAct.Suchdiscussionwas heldsix times in2006.

iv) VarioustrainingonCRCasillustratedinthetablebelow.Theparticipants comprise of staff from the Department of Social Welfare, staff of other governmentagencies and alsothepublic.

P ro g r a m	D a t e	No. of Partici p an t s
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child –Sabah	4 – 6June2003	31 childrenfrom Sabah
CRCworkshop (MinistryofEducation)	13 – 15 Oct.2003	43 staff
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child - Sarawak	1 – 2March2004	40 childrenfrom Sarawak
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child –PulauPinang	24 –26 May2004	37 children (Northern Zone)
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child –Terengganu	25 – 27 July2004	38 children (Eastern Zone)
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child –Johor	20 –22 Sept.2004	27 children (SouthernZone)
Workshop onConventiononThe Rights ofthe Child –Kuala Lumpur	20– 22Dec.2004	30 children (CentralZone)

P ro g r a m	D a t e	No. of Partici p an t s
CRCworkshop for staff ofthe Department	31 March– 2April 2006	30 staff

In 2004, the move was made towards empowering children to be facilitators of CRC. This Child Participation Training was carried out in five states. The core group of 25 children had been trained as facilitators to conduct sessions pertaining to current issues related to CRC including protection against violence. The age of these school-going children ranges from 12 to 17 years, selected from schools and child-related NGOs.

All child participantsattended a strategic workshop in December2004 with the objective of empowering them, establish networking and share ideas. The childrenwerechairpersons,moderators,presentersandalsorapporteurs.Acity tourwasalsoorganizedforthechildren,andthechildrenespeciallytheSabahans andSarawakiansweremostgratefulforthat experience.

Eight child facilitators who were trained by Department of Social Welfare also attendedtheMelakaInternationalYouthDialogueandfacilitatedoneoftheside events. One of them was a panel speaker and spoke on the National Plan of Action.Inaddition,sensitizationandtrainingforheadsoftheDepartmentwere carried outin May 2004.Thiswasto expose seniorgovernmentofficers tothe CRCandchildparticipationprogrammes.

12. Ple a se p r o vide inform a ti o n o n the cooper a ti o n b e tween t h e St a t e p a rt y and the (inter) national commun i t y incl u ding n on-government a l organ i zati on , in the e ffor t s to implement the C o nve n tion.

The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MOWFCD) constantly organizes consultative forums with representatives from the non-governmentalorganizations(NGOs).Theseconsultativeforumsareusefulto gatherfeedbackwithregardtochildrelatedissuesaddressedintheConvention. The Ministry also provides grants to the NGOs to carry out programmes and activitiesforthebenefitofthechildren.

13. Ple a s e ind i c a t e t h e i ssu e s af f ecting c h i ldr e n that t h e Sta t e p a r t y consid e r s to be priorit i e s requ i r i n g t h e m o s t u rgent a t tenti o n w ith regard to t h e implem e ntation of the Convent i on.

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P A RT II

Pl e ase p r ovide t h e C o mmittee w i th c o pies of t h e text of the C o n vention on t h e R i ghts o f the Chi l d in all o ffi c i a l l a n guages of the St a t e party a s w ell as i n other languages or d i a lect s , w h en available. If p o s sibl e , ple a se submit these te x t s in e l ectr o nic form.

The fourbooksoftheCRCin fourmajorlanguagesnamelyEnglish, Malay,MandarinandTamil were transmitted to the secretariat.

PA R T I I I

U n d e r th i s section, the State p a r t y is i nvit e d to update, w h en nec e ssar y , t h e inform a tion provided i n its r e port w ith rega r d to:

- n e w bil l s o r e nacted l e g isl a t i on;

i)ChildCare CentreAct1984[Act 3 0 8] (Revised2006)

ii)CareCentreAct 1993[A c t 5 0 6](Revised2006)

- n e w institution s ;

- n e w ly i m pl e m e n t e d pol i c ies;

- n e w ly i m pl e m e n t e d pr o gr a mmes a nd proje c t a n d t h eir s co p e.

i)Proposednewinstitutionsforchildrenunderthe9thMalaysiaPlan(2006–2010):

Ins t i t ution	Loca t ion
Children’sHome	1. Kluang, Johor 2. Sarawak 3. Kelantan 4. Sabah
Temporarydetentioncentre(for all target groups, includingjuvenile cases),	1. Sg. Buloh,Selangor 2. Gemas,Negeri Sembilan 3. Raub, Pahang 4. Labuan
Probation Hostel	1. Sabah 2. Pokok Sena,Kedah
Taman Sinar Harapan(protection and rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities),	1. Sarikei,Sarawak 2. Rompin, Pahang

ii)Newlyimplementedprogrammesandprojectsandtheir scope

• Commun i ty Child C a re Cent r e

TheCommunityChildCareCentrescaterforchildrenagedbelow fouryearsfrom lower income families. Families with incomes less than RM1,200 per month in rural areas and less than RM2,000 per month in urban areas are eligible for governmentsubsidiesofbetweenRM100toRM180permonthperchild.NGOs andotheragencieswithexperienceinchildcarearegiventheopportunitytorun these centres. A launching grant of not more than RM55,000 and an administrativegrantofRM64,000peryearisgiventoagenciesrunningthechild carecentres. Thecentresmustbeoperatedaccordingtotheprovisionsofthe ChildCare CentreAct1984.

• W it n e s s Support Service

TheWitnessSupportServiceprovides supportservices toreducethetraumaand stressfacedbychildrenwhohavetoappearincourtaswitnesses.TheService providesacommunicationchannelbetweenthePolice,Prosecutorandthechild involved. To date, 28 children have benefited from this service in the courts of KualaLumpurandShahAlam.48officersandvolunteershavebeentrainedto providethis service.

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