UNITED NATIONS

CRC

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Distr.GENERAL

CRC/C/1392 April 2004

Original: ENGLISH

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDThirty-sixth sessionGeneva, 17 May-4 June 2004Item 3 of the provisional agenda

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES

States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and itstwo Optional Protocols and related status of submission of reports

Note by the Secretary-General

The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, and entered into force on 2 September 1990, on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.

As at 19 March 2004 the Convention had been ratified or acceded to by 192 States. A list of States parties, as well as information on the status of the submission of reports by States parties, is to be found in annex I to the present document. Reports of States parties are duetwo years after the date of the entry into force of the Convention in the State party, and thereafter every five years.

So far the Committee has received 276 State party reports, including 180 initialones, 85 second periodic ones and 11 third periodic ones.

At its twenty-ninth session (see CRC/C/114, para. 561), the Committee decided to send a letter to all States parties whose initial reports were due in 1992 and 1993, requesting them to submit that report within one year. In June 2003, similar letters were sent to three States parties whose initial reports were due in 1994 and never submitted. The Committee further decided to inform those States parties in the same letter that should they not report within one year, the Committee would consider the situation of child rights in the State in the absence of the initial report, as foreseen in the Committee’s “Overview of the reporting procedures” (CRC/C/33, paras. 29-32) and in light of rule 67 of the Committee’s provisional rules of procedure (CRC/C/4).

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In addition to its guidelines for reporting (see CRC/C/5 and CRC/C/58), the Committee on the Rights of the Child also adopted recommendations that are relevant to States parties’ reporting obligations. They are included in the introductory part of this document. Two of these recommendations provide guidance to States parties that are encountering problems in complying with the strict time frame for submission of reports established by the Convention in article 44, paragraph 1, or the consideration of whose reports has been delayed. These recommendations apply as an exceptional measure taken for one time only. The exceptional measures taken in regard to certain States parties are indicated in the last column of the annex. For more details, please refer directly to the concluding observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and issued after its consideration of each State party’s reports (CRC/C/15/Add. series available on www.ohchr.org).

As at 19 March 2004, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict had been ratified or acceded to by 70 States parties and signed by 115 States. The Optional Protocol entered into force on 12 February 2002. Also at the same date, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography had been ratified or acceded to by 71 States parties and signed by 108 States. It entered into force on 18 January 2002. The two Optional Protocols to the Convention were adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 54/263 of 25 May 2000 and opened for signature and ratification or accession in New York on 5 June 2000.

A list of States parties to the two Optional Protocols, as well as information on the status of the submission of reports by States parties, is to be found in annexes II and III to the present document. Initial reports of States parties are due two years after the date of the entry into force of the Optional Protocols in the State party. Following the submission of the initial comprehensive report, each State party shall include in the reports it submits to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in accordance with article 44 of the Convention, any further information with respect to the implementation of the Protocol. Other States parties to the Protocol shall submit a report every five years.

So far the Committee has received one initial State party report under the two Optional Protocols of the Convention.

RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ONTHE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCERNING REPORTING

OBLIGATIONS OF STATES PARTIES

Twenty-ninth session

The Committee on the Rights of the Child,

Stressing the crucial importance of periodic reporting by States parties, in conformity with the obligations under article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, (a) within two years after the entry into force of the Convention for the State party concerned and (b) thereafter every five years,

Noting that many States parties have yet to submit their second periodic report under the Convention,

Acknowledging that at the time of the dialogue with the Committee States parties have updated the information they provided in their initial report in the written replies submitted to the list of issues,

Acknowledging the need to support States parties in an effort to ensure compliance with the strict time frame established by article 44, paragraph 1, of the Convention,

1.Decides to inform States parties in the respective concluding observations adopted by the Committee of the deadline for the submission of their second and, where appropriate, following periodic reports;

2.Decides, therefore, to apply the following rules:

(a)When the second periodic report is due within the year following the dialogue with the Committee, the State party shall be requested to submit that report combined with the third one; this rule also applies, mutatis mutandis, when a similar situation occurs with the third and fourth periodic reports;

(b)When the second periodic report is already due at the time of the dialogue and the third report is due two years or more after the dialogue with the Committee, the State party shall be requested to submit the combined second and third reports at the time when the third report is due, as prescribed under the terms of the Convention; this rule also applies, mutatis mutandis, in cases when the second and third reports are due at the time of the dialogue;

3.Stresses that these rules apply only as an exceptional measure, taken for one time only, in an attempt to provide an opportunity for a State party to respect the strict reporting periodicity foreseen in article 44, paragraph 1, of the Convention.

Thirtieth session

The Committee on the Rights of the Child,

Noting with appreciation the exceptionally high number of States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (191) and the rapid pace of ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (33), and the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict (33),

Welcoming the relatively high reporting rate for initial reports by States parties under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (167 out of 191),

Stressing the generally satisfactory quality of initial and periodic reports, as well as written responses to the list of issues, submitted by States parties under the Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Concerned about the workload of the Committee, including the forthcoming challenge generated by new reporting obligations under the two Optional Protocols,

Concerned in particular about the excessive length of some periodic reports submitted under the Convention,

1.Decides to review in the near future its guidelines for periodic reporting (CRC/C/58) in order to encourage States parties not to submit overly lengthy periodic reports;

2.Requests all States parties to the Convention to submit periodic reports that are concise and analytical and that focus on key implementation issues, the length of which shall not exceed 120 standard pages;

3.Also requests all States parties to focus their periodic reports under the Convention in particular on two aspects of implementation aimed at:

(a)In the light of article 44 of the Convention, informing the Committee about progress made in the enjoyment of human rights by children, factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfilment of obligations under the Convention, and measures taken to implement the Committee’s concluding observations - by explicitly referring to them - adopted with respect to the previous report of a State party and the ensuing dialogue;

(b)Informing the Committee about fundamental developments in the State party during the reporting period with regard to the human rights of children. In this regard, States parties should avoid repeating information already contained in previous reports submitted to the Committee, in the light of article 44, paragraph 3, of the Convention;

4.Recommends that, in addition to providing information on legislative developments and the situation de jure, States parties give due attention in their periodic reports to analysing the situation de facto in the State party, including information on concrete measures taken to enhance the implementation of domestic and international legal provisions and principles and, if any, related limitations and obstacles.

Thirty-second session

The Committee on the Rights of the Child,

Stressing the crucial importance of periodic reporting by States parties, in conformity with the obligations under article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, (a) within two years after the entry into force of the Convention for the State party concerned and (b) thereafter every five years,

Noting that many States parties have yet to submit their second periodic report under the Convention,

Acknowledging that at the time of the dialogue with the Committee, States parties have updated the information they provided in their initial report in the written replies submitted to the list of issues,

Recalling the recommendation adopted at its twenty-ninth session,

Acknowledging the need to support States parties in an effort to ensure compliance with the strict time frame established by article 44, paragraph 1, of the Convention,

1.Reiterates its decision to inform States parties in the respective concluding observations adopted by the Committee of the deadline for the submission of their second and, where appropriate, following periodic reports;

2.Decides, therefore, to apply the following additional rule:

When the second periodic report is due between one and two years following the dialogue with the Committee, the State party shall be requested to submit that report combined with the third one. However, due to the important number of reports received by the Committee every year, and the related delay between the date of submission of a State party report and its consideration by the Committee, the Committee urges the State party, in order to reduce the delay, to submit its consolidated second and third report 18 months before its due date. This rule also applies, mutatis mutandis, when a similar situation occurs with the third and fourth periodic reports;

3.Stresses that these rules apply only as an exceptional measure, taken for one time only, in an attempt to provide an opportunity for a State party to respect the strict reporting periodicity foreseen in article 44, paragraph 1, of the Convention;

4.Recommends that, in addition to providing information on legislative developments and the situation de jure, States parties give due attention in their periodic reports to analysing the situation de facto in the State party, including information on concrete measures taken to enhance the implementation of domestic and international legal provisions and principles and, if any, related limitations and obstacles.

Annex I

States parties to the Convention and status of submission of reportsUnder article 44 of the Convention as at 19 March 2004

A. Initial report

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Afghanistan

26 April 1996

Albania

27 March 1994

24 September 2003

CRC/C/11/Add.27

Algeria

15 May 1995

16 November 1995

CRC/C/28/Add.4

Andorra

31 January 1998

27 July 2000

CRC/C/61/Add.3

Angola

3 January 1993

Antigua and Barbuda

3 November 1995

4 February 2003

CRC/C/28/Add.22

Argentina

2 January 1993

17 March 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.2 and Add.17

Armenia

22 July 1995

19 March 1997

CRC/C/28/Add.9

Australia

15 January 1993

8 January 1996

CRC/C/8/Add.31

Austria

4 September 1994

8 October 1996

CRC/C/11/Add.14

Azerbaijan

11 September 1994

9 November 1995

CRC/C/11/Add.8

Bahamas

21 March 1993

5 June 2003

CRC/C/8/Add.50

Bahrain

14 March 1994

3 August 2000

CRC/C/11/Add.24

Bangladesh

1 September 1992

15 November 1995 and 4 February 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.38 andCRC/C/3/Add.49CRC/C/3/Add.47

Barbados

6 November 1992

12 September 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.45

Belarus

30 October 1992

12 February 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.14

Belgium

14 January 1994

12 July 1994

CRC/C/11/Add.4

Belize

1 September 1992

1 November 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.46

Benin

1 September 1992

22 January 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.52

Bhutan

1 September 1992

20 April 1999

CRC/C/3/Add.50

A. Initial report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Bolivia

1 September 1992

14 September 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5 March 1994

Botswana

12 April 1997

10 January 2003

CRC/C/51/Add.9

Brazil

23 October 1992

27 October 2003

CRC/C/3/Add.65

Brunei Darussalam

25 January 1998

20 December 2001

CRC/C/61/Add.4

Bulgaria

2 July 1993

29 September 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.29

Burkina Faso

29 September 1992

7 July 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.19

Burundi

17 November 1992

19 March 1998

CRC/C/3/Add.58

Cambodia

13 November 1994

18 December 1997

CRC/C/11/Add.16

Cameroon

9 February 1995

3 April 2000

CRC/C/28/Add.16

Canada

11 January 1994

17 June 1994

CRC/C/11/Add.3

Cape Verde

3 July 1994

30 November 1999

CRC/C/11/Add.23

Central African Republic

23 May 1994

15 April 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.18

Chad

31 October 1992

14 January 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.50

Chile

11 September 1992

22 June 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.18

China

31 March 1994

27 March 1995

CRC/C/11/Add.7

Colombia

26 February 1993

14 April 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.3

Comoros

21 July 1995

24 March 1998

CRC/C/28/Add.13

Congo

12 November 1995

Cook Islands

5 July 1999

Costa Rica

19 September 1992

28 October 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.8

Côte d’Ivoire

5 March 1993

22 January 1999

CRC/C/8/Add.41

Croatia

7 October 1993

8 November 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.19

Cuba

19 September 1993

27 October 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.30

Cyprus

8 March 1993

22 December 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.24

Czech Republic

31 December 1994

4 March 1996

CRC/C/11/Add.11

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

20 October 1992

13 February 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.41

Democratic Republic of the Congo

26 October 1992

16 February 1998

CRC/C/3/Add.57

Denmark

17 August 1993

14 September 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.8

Djibouti

4 January 1993

17 February 1998

CRC/C/8/Add.39

Dominica

11 April 1993

21 January 2003

CRC/C/8/Add.48

Dominican Republic

10 July 1993

1 December 1998

CRC/C/8/Add.40

Ecuador

1 September 1992

11 June 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.44

Egypt

1 September 1992

23 October 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.6

El Salvador

1 September 1992

3 November 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.9 and Add.28

Equatorial Guinea

14 July 1994

12 September 2003

CRC/C/11/Add.26

Eritrea

1 September 1996

27 July 2001

CRC/C/41/Add.12

Estonia

19 November 1993

7 June 2001

CRC/C/8/Add.44

Ethiopia

12 June 1993

10 August 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.27

Fiji

11 September 1995

12 June 1996

CRC/C/28/Add.7

Finland

19 July 1993

12 December 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.22

France

5 September 1992

8 April 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.15

Gabon

10 March 1996

21 June 2000

CRC/C/47/Add.10

Gambia

6 September 1992

20 November 1999

CRC/C/3/Add.61

Georgia

1 July 1996

7 April 1997

CRC/C/41/Add.4

Germany

4 April 1994

30 August 1994

CRC/C/11/Add.5

Ghana

1 September 1992

20 November 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.39

Greece

9 June 1995

14 April 2000

CRC/C/28/Add.17

Grenada

4 December 1992

24 September 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.55

Guatemala

1 September 1992

5 January 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.23

Guinea

1 September 1992

20 November 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.48

Guinea-Bissau

18 September 1992

6 September 2000

CRC/C/3/Add.63

Guyana

12 February 1993

29 July 2002

CRC/C/8/Add.47

Haiti

7 July 1997

3 April 2001

CRC/C/51/Add.7

Holy See

1 September 1992

2 March 1994

CRC/C/3/Add.27

Honduras

8 September 1992

11 May 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.17

Hungary

5 November 1993

28 June 1996

CRC/C/8/Add.34

Iceland

26 November 1994

30 November 1994

CRC/C/11/Add.6

India

10 January 1995

19 March 1997

CRC/C/28/Add.10

Indonesia

4 October 1992

17 November 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.10 and Add.26

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

11 August 1996

9 December 1997

CRC/C/41/Add.5

Iraq

14 July 1996

6 August 1996

CRC/C/41/Add.3

Ireland

27 October 1994

4 April 1996

CRC/C/11/Add.12

Israel

1 November 1993

20 February 2001

CRC/C/3/Add.65

Italy

4 October 1993

11 October 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.18

Jamaica

12 June 1993

25 January 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.12

Japan

21 May 1996

30 May 1996

CRC/C/41/Add.1

Jordan

22 June 1993

25 May 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.4

Kazakhstan

10 September 1996

20 November 2001

CRC/C/41/Add.13

Kenya

1 September 1992

13 January 2000

CRC/C/3/Add.62

Kiribati

9 January 1998

Kuwait

19 November 1993

23 August 1996

CRC/C/8/Add.35

Kyrgyzstan

5 November 1996

16 February 1998

CRC/C/41/Add.6

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

6 June 1993

18 January 1996

CRC/C/8/Add.32

Latvia

13 May 1994

25 November 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.22

Lebanon

12 June 1993

21 December 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.23

Lesotho

8 April 1994

27 April 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.20

Liberia

3 July 1995

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

14 May 1995

23 May 1996

CRC/C/28/Add.6

Liechtenstein

20 January 1998

22 September 1998

CRC/C/61/Add.1

Lithuania

28 February 1994

6 August 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.21

Luxembourg

5 April 1996

26 July 1996

CRC/C/41/Add.2

Madagascar

17 April 1993

20 July 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.5

Malawi

31 January 1993

1 August 2000

CRC/C/8/Add.43

Malaysia

18 March 1997

Maldives

12 March 1993

19 March 1996

CRC/C/8/Add.33

Mali

19 October 1992

2 April 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.53

Malta

29 October 1992

26 December 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.56

Marshall Islands

2 November 1995

18 March 1998

CRC/C/28/Add.12

Mauritania

14 June 1993

18 January 2000

CRC/C/8/Add.42

Mauritius

1 September 1992

25 July 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.36

Mexico

20 October 1992

15 December 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.11

Micronesia (Federated States of)

3 June 1995

16 April 1996

CRC/C/28/Add.5

Monaco

20 July 1995

9 June 1999

CRC/C/28/Add.15

Mongolia

1 September 1992

20 December 1994

CRC/C/3/Add.32

Morocco

20 July 1995

27 July 1995

CRC/C/28/Add.1

Mozambique

25 May 1996

21 June 2000

CRC/C/41/Add.11

Myanmar

13 August 1993

21 September 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.9

Namibia

29 October 1992

21 December 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.12

Nauru

25 August 1996

Nepal

13 October 1992

10 April 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.34

Netherlands

6 March 1997

15 May 1997

CRC/C/51/Add.1

Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles)

22 January 2001

CRC/C/107/Add.1

Netherlands (Aruba)

29 January 2002

CRC/C/117/Add.2

New Zealand

5 May 1995

29 September 1995

CRC/C/28/Add.3

Nicaragua

3 November 1992

12 January 1994

CRC/C/3/Add.25

Niger

29 October 1992

28 December 2000

CRC/C/3/Add.29/Rev.1

Nigeria

18 May 1993

19 July 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.26

Niue

18 January 1998

Norway

6 February 1993

30 August 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.7

Oman

7 January 1999

5 July 1999

CRC/C/78/Add.1

Pakistan

11 December 1992

25 January 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.13

Palau

3 September 1997

21 October 1998

CRC/C/51/Add.3

Panama

10 January 1993

19 September 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.28

Papua New Guinea

30 March 1995

Paraguay

24 October 1992

30 August 1993 and13 November 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.22 andCRC/C/3/Add.47

Peru

3 October 1992

28 October 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.7 and Add.24

Philippines

19 September 1992

21 September 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.23

Poland

6 July 1993

11 January 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.11

Portugal

20 October 1992

17 August 1994

CRC/C/3/Add.30

Qatar

2 May 1997

29 October 1999

CRC/C/51/Add.5

Republic of Korea

19 December 1993

17 November 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.21

Republic of Moldova

24 February 1995

5 February 2001

CRC/C/28/Add.19

Romania

27 October 1992

14 April 1993

CRC/C/3/Add.16

Russian Federation

14 September 1992

16 October 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.5

Rwanda

22 February 1993

30 September 1992

CRC/C/8/Add.1

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 September 1992

22 January 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.51

Saint Lucia

15 July 1995

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

24 November 1995

5 December 2000

CRC/C/28/Add.18

Samoa

28 December 1996

San Marino

24 December 1993

25 April 2002

CRC/C/8/Add.46

Sao Tome and Principe

12 June 1993

Saudi Arabia

24 February 1998

15 October 1998

CRC/C/61/Add.2

Senegal

1 September 1992

12 September 1994

CRC/C/3/Add.31

Serbia and Montenegro a

1 February 1993

21 September 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.16

Seychelles

6 October 1992

7 February 2001

CRC/C/3/Add.64

Sierra Leone

1 September 1992

10 April 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.43

Singapore

3 November 1997

29 April 2002

CRC/C/3/51/Add.7

Slovakia

31 December 1994

6 April 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.17

Slovenia

24 June 1993

29 May 1995

CRC/C/8/Add.25

Solomon Islands

9 May 1997

28 February 2001

CRC/C/51/Add.6

South Africa

15 July 1997

4 December 1997

CRC/C/51/Add.2

Spain

4 January 1993

10 August 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.6

Sri Lanka

10 August 1993

23 March 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.13

Sudan

1 September 1992

29 September 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.3 and Add.20

Suriname

31 March 1995

13 February 1998

CRC/C/28/Add.11

Swaziland

5 October 1997

Sweden

1 September 1992

7 September 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.1

Switzerland

25 March 1999

19 January 2001

CRC/C/78/Add.3

Syrian Arab Republic

13 August 1995

22 September 1995

CRC/C/28/Add.2

Tajikistan

24 November 1995

14 April 1998

CRC/C/28/Add.14

Thailand

25 April 1994

23 August 1996

CRC/C/11/Add.13

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

16 September 1993

4 March 1997

CRC/C/8/Add.36

Timor-Leste

15 April 2005

Togo

1 September 1992

27 February 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.42

Tonga

5 December 1997

Trinidad and Tobago

3 January 1994

16 February 1996

CRC/C/11/Add.10

Tunisia

28 February 1994

16 May 1994

CRC/C/11/Add.2

Turkey

3 May 1997

7 July 1999

CRC/C/51/Add.4

Turkmenistan

19 October 1995

Tuvalu

21 October 1997

Uganda

15 September 1992

1 February 1996

CRC/C/3/Add.40

Ukraine

26 September 1993

13 October 1993

CRC/C/8/Add.10/Rev.1

United Arab Emirates

1 February 1999

15 April 2000

CRC/C/78/Add.2

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 January 1994

15 March 199414 February 1996 and12 June 199715 April 1998

CRC/C/11/Add.1CRC/C/11/Add.9 andCRC/C/11/Add.15 and Corr.1CRC/C/11/Add.19

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Overseas Territories)

7 September 1999

26 May 1999

CRC/C/41/Add.7

United Republic of Tanzania

9 July 1993

20 October 1999

CRC/C/8/Add.14/Rev.1

Uruguay

19 December 1992

2 August 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.37

Uzbekistan

28 July 1996

27 December 1999

CRC/C/41/Add.8

Vanuatu

5 August 1995

27 January 1997

CRC/C/28/Add.8

Venezuela

12 October 1992

9 July 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.54

Viet Nam

1 September 1992

30 September 1992

CRC/C/3/Add.4 and Add.21

Yemen

30 May 1993

14 November 1994

CRC/C/8/Add.20

Zambia

4 January 1994

29 November 2001

CRC/C/11/Add.25

Zimbabwe

10 October 1992

23 May 1995

CRC/C/3/Add.35

B. Second periodic report

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Afghanistan

26 April 2001

Albania

27 March 1999

Algeria

15 May 2000

16 December 2003

CRC/C/93/Add.7

Andorra

31 January 2003

Angola

3 January 1998

Antigua and Barbuda

3 November 2000

Argentina

2 January 1998

12 August 1999

CRC/C/70/Add.10

Armenia

22 July 2000

21 February 2002

CRC/C/93/Add.6

Australia

15 January 1998

30 September 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.4

Consolidated second and third report before 15 January 2003

Austria

4 September 1999

11 November 2003

CRC/C/83/Add.8

Azerbaijan

11 September 1999

9 February 2004

CRC/C/83/Add.13

Bahamas

21 March 1998

Bahrain

14 March 1999

Bangladesh

1 September 1997

12 June 2001

CRC/C/65/Add.21

Barbados

6 November 1997

Belarus

30 October 1997

20 May 1999

CRC/C/65/Add.15

Belgium

14 January 1999

7 May 1999

CRC/C/83/Add.2

Belize

1 September 1997

28 February 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.29

Benin

1 September 1997

Bhutan

1 September 1997

B. Second periodic report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Bolivia

1 September 1997

12 August 1997

CRC/C/65/Add.1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5 March 1999

Botswana

12 April 2002

Brazil

23 October 1997

Brunei Darussalam

25 January 2003

Consolidated second and third report before 25 July 2008

Bulgaria

2 July 1998

Burkina Faso

29 September 1997

11 October 1999

CRC/C/65/Add.18

Burundi

17 November 1997

Cambodia

13 November 1999

Cameroon

9 February 2000

Canada

11 January 1999

3 May 2001

CRC/C/83/Add.6

Cape Verde

3 July 1999

Central African Republic

23 May 1999

Chad

31 October 1997

Chile

11 September 1997

10 February 1999

CRC/C/65/Add.13

China

31 March 1999

27 June 2003

CRC/C/83/Add.10CRC/C/83/Add.11CRC/C/83/Add.12

Colombia

26 February 1998

9 September 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.5

Comoros

21 July 2000

Congo

12 November 2000

Cook Islands

5 July 2004

Costa Rica

19 September 1997

20 January 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.7

Côte d’Ivoire

5 March 1998

Croatia

7 October 1998

30 October 2002

CRC/C/70/Add.23

Cuba

19 September 1998

Cyprus

8 March 1998

15 September 2000

CRC/C/70/Add.16

Czech Republic

31 December 1999

3 March 2000

CRC/C/83/Add.4

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

20 October 1997

16 May 2002

CRC/C/70/Add.24

Democratic Republic of the Congo

26 October 1997

Denmark

17 August 1998

15 September 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.6

Djibouti

4 January 1998

Dominica

11 April 1998

Dominican Republic

10 July 1998

Ecuador

1 September 1997

21 January 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.28

Consolidated second and third report before 1 September 2002

Egypt

2 September 1997

18 September 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.9

El Salvador

1 September 1997

10 July 2002

CRC/C/65/Add.25

Equatorial Guinea

14 July 1999

Eritrea

1 September 2001

Consolidated second and third report before 1 September 2006

Estonia

19 November 1998

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 1 November 2008

Ethiopia

12 June 1998

28 September 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.7

Fiji

11 September 2000

Finland

19 July 1998

3 August 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.3

France

5 September 1997

1 August 2002

CRC/C/65/Add.26

Gabon

10 March 2001

Gambia

6 September 1997

Georgia

1 July 2001

29 June 2001

CRC/C/104/Add.1

Germany

4 April 1999

23 July 2001

CRC/C/83/Add.7

Consolidated third and fourth report before 4 April 2009

Ghana

1 September 1997

20 March 2004

CRC/C/65/Add.34

Greece

9 June 2000

Grenada

4 December 1997

Guatemala

1 September 1997

7 October 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.10

Guinea

1 September 1997

Guinea-Bissau

18 September 1997

Guyana

12 February 1998

Consolidated second, thirdand fourth report before 12 February 2008

Haiti

7 July 2002

Consolidated second and third report before 7 July 2007

Holy See

1 September 1997

Honduras

8 September 1997

18 September 1997

CRC/C/65/Add.2

Hungary

5 November 1998

17 February 2004

CRC/C/70/Add.25

Iceland

26 November 1999

27 April 2000

CRC/C/83/Add.5

India

10 January 2000

10 December 2001

CRC/C/93/Add.5

Indonesia

4 October 1997

5 February 2002

CRC/C/65/Add.23

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

11 August 2001

16 July 2002

CRC/C/104/Add.3

Iraq

14 July 2001

Ireland

27 October 1999

Israel

1 November 1998

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 1 November 2008

Italy

4 October 1998

21 March 2000

CRC/C/70/Add.13

Jamaica

12 June 1998

16 May 2000

CRC/C/70/Add.15

Japan

21 May 2001

15 November 2001

CRC/C/104/Add.2

Jordan

22 June 1998

5 August 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.5

Kazakhstan

10 September 2001

Consolidated second and third report before 10 September 2006

Kenya

1 September 1997

Kiribati

9 January 2003

Kuwait

19 November 1998

Kyrgyzstan

6 November 2001

28 August 2002

CRC/C/104/Add.4

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

6 June 1998

Latvia

13 May 1999

Lebanon

12 June 1998

4 December 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.8

Lesotho

8 April 1999

Liberia

3 July 2000

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

14 May 2000

8 August 2000

CRC/C/93/Add.1

Liechtenstein

20 January 2003

18 March 2004

CRC/C/136/Add.2

Lithuania

28 February 1999

26 February 2004

CRC/C/83/Add.14

Luxembourg

5 April 2001

14 November 2002

CRC/C/104/Add.5

Madagascar

17 April 1998

12 February 2001

CRC/C/70/Add.18

Malawi

31 January 1998

Malaysia

18 March 2002

Maldives

12 March 1998

Mali

19 October 1997

Malta

29 October 1997

Marshall Islands

2 November 2000

Mauritania

14 June 1998

Mauritius

1 September 1997

Mexico

20 October 1997

14 January 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.6 and Add.16

Micronesia (Federated States of)

3 June 2000

Monaco

20 July 2000

Mongolia

1 September 1997

6 May 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.32

Morocco

20 July 2000

13 October 2000

CRC/C/93/Add.3

Mozambique

25 May 2001

Myanmar

13 August 1998

11 June 2002

CRC/C/70/Add.21

Namibia

29 October 1997

Nauru

25 August 2001

Nepal

13 October 1997

4 March 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.30

Netherlands

6 March 2002

21 February 2002

CRC/C/117/Add.1

New Zealand

5 May 2000

19 February 2001

CRC/C/93/Add.4

Nicaragua

3 November 1997

12 November 1997

CRC/C/65/Add.4 and Add.14

Niger

29 October 1997

Nigeria

18 May 1998

Niue

18 January 2003

Norway

6 February 1998

1 July 1998

CRC/C/70/Add.2

Oman

7 January 2004

Pakistan

11 December 1997

19 January 2001

CRC/C/65/Add.20

Palau

3 September 2002

Panama

10 January 1998

27 March 2002

CRC/C/70/Add.20

Papua New Guinea

30 March 2000

Consolidated second and third report before 30 September 2008

Paraguay

24 October 1997

12 October 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.12

Peru

3 October 1997

25 March 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.8

Philippines

19 September 1997

23 April 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.31

Poland

6 July 1998

2 December 1999

CRC/C/70/Add.12

Portugal

20 October 1997

8 October 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.11

Qatar

2 May 2002

Republic of Korea

19 December 1998

1 May 2000

CRC/C/70/Add.14

Republic of Moldova

24 February 2000

Consolidated second and third report before 24 February 2005

Romania

27 October 1997

18 January 2000

CRC/C/65/Add.19

Russian Federation

14 September 1997

12 January 1998

CRC/C/65/Add.5

Rwanda

22 February 1998

27 June 2002

CRC/C/70/Add.22

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 September 1997

Saint Lucia

15 July 2000

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

24 November 2000

Samoa

28 December 2001

San Marino

24 December 1998

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 24 December 2008

Sao Tome and Principe

24 June 1998

Saudi Arabia

24 February 2003

12 November 2003

CRC/C/136/Add.1

Senegal

1 September 1997

Serbia and Montenegro a

1 February 1998

Seychelles

6 October 1997

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 6 October 2007

Sierra Leone

1 September 1997

Singapore

3 November 2002

Consolidated second and third report before 3 November 2007

Slovakia

31 December 1999

Slovenia

24 June 1998

18 September 2001

CRC/C/70/Add.19

Solomon Islands

9 May 2002

Consolidated second and third report before 9 May 2007

South Africa

15 July 2002

Spain

4 January 1998

1 June 1999

CRC/C/70/Add.9

Sri Lanka

10 August 1998

21 September 2000

CRC/C/70/Add.17

Sudan

1 September 1997

7 July 1999

CRC/C/65/Add.17

Suriname

30 March 2000

Swaziland

5 October 2002

Sweden

1 September 1997

25 September 1997

CRC/C/65/Add.3

Switzerland

25 March 2004

Consolidated second and third report before 25 September 2007

Syrian Arab Republic

13 August 2000

15 August 2000

CRC/C/93/Add.2

Tajikistan

24 November 2000

Thailand

25 April 1999

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

16 September 1998

Timor-Leste

15 April 2010

Togo

1 September 1997

6 January 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.27

Tonga

5 December 2002

Trinidad and Tobago

3 January 1999

29 July 2003

CRC/C/83/Add.12

Tunisia

28 February 1999

16 March 1999

CRC/C/83/Add.1

Turkey

3 May 2002

Turkmenistan

19 October 2000

Tuvalu

21 October 2002

Uganda

15 September 1997

2 August 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.33

Ukraine

26 September 1998

12 August 1999

CRC/C/70/Add.11

United Arab Emirates

1 February 2004

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 January 1999

14 September 1999

CRC/C/83/Add.3

United Republic of Tanzania

9 July 1998

-----Uruguay

19 December 1997

Uzbekistan

28 July 2001

Vanuatu

5 August 2000

Venezuela

12 October 1997

Viet Nam

1 September 1997

10 May 2000

CRC/C/65/Add.20

Yemen

30 May 1998

7 October 1997

CRC/C/70/Add.1

Zambia

4 January 1999

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 4 January 2009

Zimbabwe

10 October 1997

C. Third periodic report

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Afghanistan

26 April 2006

Albania

27 March 2004

Algeria

15 May 2005

Andorra

31 January 2008

Angola

3 January 2003

C. Third periodic report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Antigua and Barbuda

3 November 2005

Argentina

2 January 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 2 January 2008

Armenia

22 July 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 22 July 2009

Australia

15 January 2003

30 September 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.4

Consolidated second and third report before 15 January 2003

Austria

4 September 2004

Azerbaijan

11 September 2004

Bahamas

21 March 2003

Bahrain

14 March 2004

Bangladesh

1 September 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 1 September 2007

Barbados

6 November 2002

Belarus

30 October 2002

Belgium

14 January 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 15 July 2007

Belize

1 September 2002

Benin

1 September 2002

Bhutan

1 September 2002

Bolivia

1 September 2002

13 November 2002

CRC/C/125/Add.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5 March 2004

Botswana

12 April 2007

Brazil

23 October 2002

Brunei Darussalam

25 January 2008

Consolidated second and third report before 25 July 2008

C. Third periodic report ( continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Exceptional measures

Bulgaria

2 July 2003

Burkina Faso

29 September 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 28 July 2007

Burundi

17 November 2002

Cambodia

13 November 2004

Cameroon

9 February 2005

Canada

11 January 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 11 January 2009

Cape Verde

3 July 2004

Central African Republic

23 May 2004

Chad

31 October 2002

Chile

11 September 2002

China

31 March 2004

Colombia

26 February 2003

Comoros

21 July 2005

Congo

12 November 2005

Cook Islands

5 July 2009

Costa Rica

19 September 2002

10 July 2003

CRC/C/125/Add.5

Côte d’Ivoire

5 March 2003

Croatia

7 October 2003

Cuba

19 September 2003

Cyprus

8 March 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 8 March 2008

Czech Republic

31 December 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 30 June 2008

Democratic People’s Republic

of Korea

20 October 2002

Democratic Republic of the Congo

26 October 2002

Denmark

17 August 2003

20 August 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.3

Djibouti

4 January 2003

Dominica

11 April 2003

Dominican Republic

10 July 2003

Ecuador

1 September 2002

21 January 2003

CRC/C/65/Add.28

Consolidated second and third report before 1 September 2002

Egypt

2 September 2002

El Salvador

1 September 2002

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

1 September 2006

Consolidated second and third report before 1 September 2006

Estonia

19 November 2003

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 1 November 2008

Ethiopia

12 June 2003

Fiji

11 September 2005

Finland

19 July 2003

26 November 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.5

France

5 September 2002

Gabon

10 March 2006

Gambia

6 September 2002

Georgia

1 July 2006

Germany

4 April 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 4 April 2009

Ghana

1 September 2002

Greece

9 June 2005

Grenada

4 December 2002

Guatemala

1 September 2002

7 April 2003 (will be considered as part of the consolidated third and fourth report)

The Committee on the Rights of the Child requested Guatemala to submit a consolidated third and fourth report before 1 March 2006

Guinea

1 September 2002

Guinea-Bissau

18 September 2002

Guyana

12 February 2003

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before12 February 2008

Haiti

7 July 2007

Consolidated second and third report before 7 July 2007

Holy See

1 September 2002

Honduras

8 September 2002

Hungary

5 November 2003

Iceland

26 November 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 28 May 2008

India

10 January 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 10 July 2008

Indonesia

4 October 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 4 October 2007

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

11 August 2006

Iraq

14 July 2006

Ireland

27 October 2004

Israel

1 November 2003

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 1 November 2008

Italy

4 October 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 4 October 2008

Jamaica

12 June 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 12 June 2008

Japan

21 May 2006

Jordan

22 June 2003

Kazakhstan

10 September 2006

Consolidated second and third report before 10 September 2006

Kenya

1 September 2002

Kiribati

9 January 2008

Kuwait

19 November 2003

Kyrgyzstan

6 November 2006

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

6 June 2003

Latvia

13 May 2004

Lebanon

12 June 2003

Lesotho

8 April 2004

Liberia

3 July 2005

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

14 May 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 14 November 2008

Liechtenstein

20 January 2008

Lithuania

28 February 2004

Luxembourg

5 April 2006

Madagascar

17 April 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 17 April 2008

Malawi

31 January 2003

Malaysia

18 March 2007

Maldives

12 March 2003

Mali

19 October 2002

Malta

29 October 2002

Marshall Islands

2 November 2005

Mauritania

14 June 2003

Mauritius

1 September 2002

Mexico

20 October 2002

Micronesia (Federated States of)

3 June 2005

Monaco

20 July 2005

Mongolia

1 September 2002

Morocco

20 July 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 20 January 2009

Mozambique

25 May 2006

Myanmar

13 August 2003

Namibia

29 October 2002

Nauru

25 August 2006

Nepal

13 October 2002

Netherlands

6 March 2007

New Zealand

5 May 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 5 November 2008

Nicaragua

3 November 2002

1 May 2003

CRC/C/125/Add.3

Niger

29 October 2002

Nigeria

18 May 2003

Niue

18 January 2008

Norway

6 February 2003

24 April 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.1

Oman

7 January 2009

Pakistan

11 December 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 11 December 2007

Palau

3 September 2007

Panama

10 January 2003

Papua New Guinea

30 March 2005

Consolidated second and third report before 30 September 2008

Paraguay

24 October 2002

Peru

3 October 2002

28 January 2004

CRC/C/125/Add.6

Philippines

19 September 2002

Poland

6 July 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 7 July 2008

Portugal

20 October 2002

Qatar

2 May 2007

Republic of Korea

19 December 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 19 December 2008

Republic of Moldova

24 February 2005

Romania

27 October 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 27 October 2007

Russian Federation

14 September 2002

18 August 2003

CRC/C/125/Add.5

Rwanda

22 February 2003

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 September 2002

Saint Lucia

15 July 2005

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

24 November 2005

Samoa

28 December 2006

San Marino

24 December 2003

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 24 December 2008

Sao Tome and Principe

24 June 2003

Saudi Arabia

24 February 2008

Senegal

1 September 2002

Serbia and Montenegro a

1 February 2003

Seychelles

6 October 2002

Sierra Leone

1 September 2002

Singapore

3 November 2007

Consolidated second and third report before 3 November 2007

Slovakia

31 December 2004

Slovenia

24 June 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 24 June 2008

Solomon Islands

9 May 2007

Consolidated second and third report before 9 May 2007

South Africa

15 July 2007

Spain

4 January 2003

Sri Lanka

10 August 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 10 August 2008

Sudan

1 September 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 1 September 2007

Suriname

30 March 2005

Swaziland

5 October 2007

Sweden

1 September 2002

11 November 2002

CRC/C/125/Add.1

Switzerland

25 March 2009

Consolidated second and third report before 25 September 2007

Syrian Arab Republic

13 August 2005

Consolidated third and fourth report before 13 February 2009

Tajikistan

24 November 2005

Thailand

25 April 2004

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

16 September 2003

Timor-Leste

15 April 2015

Togo

1 September 2002

Tonga

5 December 2007

Trinidad and Tobago

3 January 2004

Tunisia

28 February 2004

Turkey

3 May 2007

Turkmenistan

19 October 2005

Tuvalu

21 October 2007

Uganda

15 September 2002

Ukraine

26 September 2003

Consolidated third and fourth report before 26 September 2008

United Arab Emirates

1 February 2009

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 January 2004

Consolidated third and fourth report before 15 July 2007

United Republic of Tanzania

9 July 2003

-----Uruguay

19 December 2002

Uzbekistan

28 July 2006

Vanuatu

5 August 2005

Venezuela

12 October 2002

Viet Nam

1 September 2002

Consolidated third and fourth report before 1 September 2007

Yemen

30 May 2003

7 May 2003

CRC/C/129/Add.2

Zambia

4 January 2004

Consolidated second, third and fourth report before 4 January 2009

Zimbabwe

10 October 2002

a As of 4 February 2003, the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro for all official purposes within the United Nations.

Annex II

states parties to the convention and status of submission of reportsunder article 8 (1) of the optional protocol to the convention ONthe rights of the child on the involvement of children in ARMED

conflicts as of 3 March 2004

A. Initial report

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Afghanistan

24 October 2005

Andorra

12 February 2004

Argentina

10 October 2004

Austria

1 March 2004

Azerbaijan

3 August 2004

Bangladesh

12 February 2004

Belgium

6 June 2004

Belize

1 January 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 November 2005

Brazil

27 February 2006

Bulgaria

12 March 2004

Canada

12 February 2004

Cape Verde

10 June 2004

Chad

28 September 2004

Chile

31 August 2005

Costa Rica

24 February 2005

Croatia

1 December 2004

Czech Republic

12 February 2004

Democratic Republic of the Congo

12 February 2004

Denmark

27 September 2004

A. Initial report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Dominica

20 October 2004

El Salvador

18 May 2004

Finland

10 May 2004

France

5 March 2005

Greece

22 November 2005

Guatemala

9 June 2004

Holy See

12 February 2004

Honduras

14 September 2004

Iceland

12 February 2004

Ireland

18 December 2004

Italy

9 June 2004

Jamaica

9 June 2004

Kazakhstan

10 May 2005

Kenya

28 February 2004

Kyrgyzstan

13 September 2005

Lesotho

24 October 2005

Lithuania

20 March 2005

Mali

16 June 2004

Malta

9 June 2004

Mexico

15 April 2004

Monaco

12 February 2004

Morocco

22 June 2004

Namibia

16 May 2004

New Zealand

12 February 2004

15 July 2003

CRC/C/OPAC/NZL/1

Norway

23 October 2005

A. Initial report ( continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Panama

12 February 2004

Paraguay

27 October 2004

Peru

8 June 2004

Philippines

26 September 2005

Portugal

19 September 2005

Qatar

25 August 2004

Romania

12 February 2004

Rwanda

23 May 2004

Senegal

3 April 2006

Serbia and Montenegro a

28 February 2005

Sierra Leone

15 June 2004

Spain

8 April 2004

Sri Lanka

12 February 2004

Sweden

20 March 2005

Switzerland

26 July 2004

Syrian Arab Republic

17 November 2005

Tajikistan

5 September 2004

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

12 February 2006

Tunisia

2 February 2005

Uganda

6 June 2004

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 July 2005

United States of America

23 January 2005

Uruguay

9 October 2005

Venezuela

23 October 2005

Viet Nam

12 February 2004

a As of 4 February 2003, the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro for allofficial purposes within the United Nations.

Annex III

states parties to the convention and status of submission of reports

under article 12 (1) of the optional protocol to the convention on the rights of the child on the sale of children, child prostitution

and child pornography as of 3 march 2004

A. Initial report

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Afghanistan

19 October 2004

Andorra

18 January 2004

Antigua and Barbuda

30 May 2004

Argentina

25 October 2005

Azerbaijan

3 August 2004

Bangladesh

18 January 2004

Belarus

23 February 2004

Belize

1 January 2006

Bolivia

3 July 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4 October 2004

Botswana

24 October 2005

Brazil

27 February 2006

Bulgaria

12 March 2004

Cambodia

30 June 2004

Cape Verde

10 June 2004

Chad

28 September 2004

Chile

6 March 2005

China

3 January 2005

Colombia

11 December 2005

Costa Rica

9 May 2004

A. Initial report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Croatia

13 June 2004

Cuba

18 January 2004

Democratic Republic of the Congo

18 January 2004

Denmark

24 August 2004

Dominica

20 October 2004

Ecuador

28 February 2006

Egypt

12 August 2004

Equatorial Guinea

7 March 2005

France

5 March 2005

Guatemala

9 June 2004

Holy See

18 January 2004

Honduras

8 June 2004

Iceland

18 January 2004

Italy

9 June 2004

Kazakhstan

18 January 2004

Kyrgyzstan

12 March 2005

Lesotho

24 October 2005

Maldives

10 June 2004

Mali

16 June 2004

Mexico

15 April 2004

Mongolia

27 July 2005

Morocco

18 January 2004

Mozambique

6 April 2005

Namibia

16 May 2004

Norway

18 January 2004

Panama

18 January 2004

Paraguay

18 September 2005

Peru

8 June 2004

Philippines

28 June 2004

Portugal

16 June 2005

-----

A. Initial report (continued)

State party

Date due

Date of submission

Symbol

Qatar

18 January 2004

Romania

18 January 2004

Rwanda

14 April 2004

Senegal

5 December 2005

Serbia and Montenegro a

10 November 2004

Sierra Leone

18 January 2004

South Africa

30 July 2005

Spain

18 January 2004

Syrian Arab Republic

15 June 2005

Tajikistan

5 September 2004

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

17 November 2005

Timor-Leste

16 May 2005

Tunisia

13 October 2004

Turkey

19 September 2004

Uganda

18 January 2004

Ukraine

3 August 2005

United States of America

23 January 2005

United Republic of Tanzania

24 May 2005

Uruguay

3 August 2005

Venezuela

8 June 2004

Viet Nam

20 January 2004

a As of 4 February 2003, the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro for allofficial purposes within the United Nations.