Section 80p. 80

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

their

nominations

within

two

months.

The

Secretary-General shall subsequently prepare a list in

alphabetical

order

of

all

persons

thus

nominated,

indicating States Parties which have nominated them,

and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present

Convention.

5. The elections shall be held at meetings of States Parties

convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations

Headquarters. At those meetings, for which two thirds of

States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons

elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the

largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the

votes of the representatives of States Parties present and

voting.

6. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a

term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election if

renominated. The term of five of the members elected at

the first election shall expire at the end of two years;

immediately after the first election, the names of these

five members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of

the meeting.

7. If a member of the Committee dies or resigns or

declares that for any other cause he or she can no longer

perform the duties of the Committee, the State Party

which nominated the member shall appoint another

expert

from

among

its

nationals

to

serve

for

the

remainder of the term, subject to the approval of the

Committee.

8.

The

Committee

shall

establish

its

own

rules

of

procedure.

9. The Committee shall elect its officers for a period of two

years.

10. The meetings of the Committee shall normally be held

at

United

Nations

Headquarters

or

at

any

other

convenient place as determined by the Committee. The

Committee shall normally meet annually. The duration of

the meetings of the Committee shall be determined, and

reviewed, if necessary, by a meeting of the States Parties

to the present Convention, subject to the approval of the

General Assembly.

11. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall

provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective

performance of the functions of the Committee under

the present Convention.

12. With the approval of the General Assembly, the

members

of

the

Committee

established

under

the

present

Convention

shall

receive

emoluments

from

United Nations resources on such terms and conditions

as the Assembly may decide.

ARTICLE 44

1. States Parties undertake to submit to the Committee,

through the Secretary-General of the United Nations,

reports on the measures they have adopted which give

effect to the rights recognized herein and on the progress

made on the enjoyment of those rights

(a) Within two years of the entry into force of the

Convention for the State Party concerned;

(b) Thereafter every five years.

2. Reports made under the present article shall indicate

factors and difficulties, if any, affecting the degree of

fulfilment

of

the

obligations

under

the

present

Convention.

Reports

shall

also

contain

sufficient

information

to

provide

the

Committee

with

a

comprehensive understanding of the implementation of

the Convention in the country concerned.

3. A State Party which has submitted a comprehensive

initial

report

to

the

Committee

need

not,

in

its

subsequent

reports

submitted

in

accordance

with

paragraph

1

(b)

of the present article, repeat basic

information previously provided.

4.

The Committee may request from States Parties

further information relevant to the implementation of the

Convention.

5. The Committee shall submit to the General Assembly,

through the Economic and Social Council, every two

years, reports on its activities.

6. States Parties shall make their reports widely available

to the public in their own countries.

ARTICLE 45

In order to foster the effective implementation of the

Convention and to encourage international cooperation

in the field covered by the Convention:

(a)

The

specialized

agencies,

the

United

Nations

Children's Fund, and other United Nations organs shall be

entitled to be represented at the consideration of the

implementation

of

such

provisions

of

the

present

Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate. The

Committee

may

invite the specialized agencies, the

United Nations Children's Fund and other competent

bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert

advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas

falling within the scope of their respective mandates. The

Committee

may

invite the specialized agencies, the

United Nations Children's Fund, and other United Nations

organs to submit reports on the implementation of the

Convention in areas falling within the scope of their

activities;

(b) The Committee shall transmit, as it may consider

appropriate,

to

the

specialized agencies, the United

Nations Children's Fund and other competent bodies, any

reports from States Parties that contain a request, or

indicate a need, for technical advice or assistance, along

with the Committee's observations and suggestions, if

any, on these requests or indications;

(c) The Committee may recommend to the General

Assembly to request the Secretary-General to undertake

on its behalf studies on specific issues relating to the

rights of the child;

(d) The Committee may make suggestions and general

recommendations

based

on

information

received

pursuant to articles 44 and 45 of the present Convention.

Such suggestions and general recommendations shall be

transmitted to any State Party concerned and reported to

the General Assembly, together with comments, if any,

from States Parties.

PART III

ARTICLE 46

The present Convention shall be open for signature by all

States.

ARTICLE 47

The

present

Convention

is

subject

to

ratification.

Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the

Secretary-General of the United Nations.

ARTICLE 48

The present Convention shall remain open for accession

by any State. The instruments of accession shall be

deposited

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the United

Nations.

ARTICLE 49

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