Session (Year)
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Reference
Code Allusion (paragraph) Theme(s)
31 (2002)
Burkina Faso (LI -
CRC/C/15/Add.193) CRC/A/1
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study to assess the nature and extent of adolescent health problems, with the full participation of children and adolescents, and use this study as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, paying particular attention to adolescent girls’ (41).
Adolescent girls’ health
32
(2003) Haiti (LI - CRC/C/15/Add.202) CRC/A/2
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake all necessary measures to formulate adequate adolescent health policies and programmes, paying particular attention to adolescent girls’ (47).
Adolescent girls’ health
33 (2003)
Syrian Arab Republic (LMI -
CRC/C/15/Add.212) CRC/A/3
The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen initiatives to stem the problem of school drop-out at primary and secondary levels, especially in rural areas and by girls, by addressing issues such as inadequate sanitation in school buildings, early marriages, indirect costs of attending school and the lack of school transportation‘ (45). Sanitation, Education 34 (2003) Bangladesh (LI - CRC/C/15/Add.221) CRC/A/4
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: […] (d) Provide appropriate sanitation facilities, especially for females, in all schools’ (65). Sanitation 34 (2003) Madagascar (LI - CRC/C/15/Add.218) CRC/A/5
The Committee recommends that the State party, in light of its general comment No. 4 on adolescent health and development: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study to assess the nature and extent of adolescent health problems, with the full participation of children and adolescents, and use the results as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, paying particular attention to adolescent girls’ (50).
Adolescent girls’ health
34
(2003) Rwanda (LI - CRC/C/15/Add.234) CRC/A/6
The Committee is concerned that insufficient attention has been given to adolescent health issues, including developmental, mental and reproductive health concerns, substance abuse, as well as adolescents traumatized by the consequences of the genocide. The Committee is also concerned at the particular situation of girls, given, for instance, the very high percentage of early marriages and early pregnancies, which can have a negative impact on their health. (50)
Adolescent girls’ health
36
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reproductive health concerns as well as substance abuse. The Committee is also concerned at the particular situation of girls, given, for instance, the high teenage pregnancy rate which can have a negative impact on their health’ (48).
40
(2005) Uganda (LI - CRC/C/UGA/CO/2) CRC/A/8
‘The Committee notes with appreciation the approach taken by the State party in hosting more than 200,000 refugees and in paying full respect to the principle of non-refoulement, as codified in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The Committee also notes the new draft refugee bill, which incorporates fundamental human rights principles. It further notes the policy of “universal primary education”, which secures access to education for refugee children. However, the Committee is concerned at the poor living conditions, high drop-out rates among girls from fourth grade onwards, inadequate sanitary materials for girls attending schools and lack of reproductive health education’ (61).
Sanitary materials for school girls, health Education 40 (2005) Maldives (UMI - CRC/C/MDV/CO/3) CRC/A/9
‘The Committee is concerned that […] the lack of appropriate sanitary facilities, including separate toilets, impede the full participation of girls in education, particularly in secondary schools’ (77).
Sanitation, Education
CRC/A/10
‘In the light of article 28 of the Convention, Committee recommends that the State party continue to allocate adequate financial, human and technical resources in order to: […] (c) […] ensure the provision of girls’ sanitary facilities in all schools’ (78).
Sanitation
45 (2007)
Mauritania (LMI -
CRC/C/MRT/CO/2) CRC/A/11
‘The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account its general comment No. 1 (2001) on the aims of education: […] (c) […] improve school facilities, notably water and sanitation, including separate facilities for boys and girls, in particular in rural areas’ (66).
Sanitation
51
(2009) Bangladesh (LI - CRC/C/BGD/CO/4)
CRC/A/12
‘The Committee notes with concern the information from the State party regarding the inadequate attention to the health of adolescents, especially females. The Committee is also concerned that the decision to incorporate policies for adolescents into a newly revised Children’s Policy may obscure the necessary distinctions between the needs of the different age groups. Of urgent concern for adolescent health are issues arising from violence against girls and early marriages, as well as under-nutrition, access to health education and facilities, including separate and appropriate sanitary facilities in schools. The Committee is further concerned about the inadequate facilities and counselling services for mental health and reproductive health for adolescents’ (63).
Adolescent girls’ health, Sanitation,
health education
CRC/A/13
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a
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CRC/A/14
adolescent health problems, with the full participation of adolescents, and use this as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, with particular attention to female adolescents; […] (c) Pay special attention to the psycho-social needs of adolescents, especially girls, and provide appropriate, child-friendly, and confidential counselling services in schools and clinics and disseminate information about their existence and availability;
(d) Provide separate and appropriate sanitary facilities for adolescent girls and boys’ (64).
health
Sanitation, Empowerment
CRC/A/15 ‘In addition, the Committee is concerned at […] the lack of separate sanitation facilities for girls and boys’ (74). Sanitation CRC/A/16
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: […] (i) Better equip schools with educational materials and adequate sanitation facilities for girls and boys’ (75).
Sanitation
52
(2009) Bolivia (LMI - CRC/C/BOL/CO/4) CRC/A/17
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study in order to understand the nature and extent of adolescent health problems, with the full participation of adolescents, and use this as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, with particular attention to female adolescents’ (56).
Adolescent girls’ health, empowerment
53
(2010) Paraguay (LMI - CRC/C/PRY/CO/3) CRC/A/18
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study in order to understand the nature and extent of adolescent health problems and use this as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, with particular attention to girl adolescents, with the full participation of adolescents’ (53).
Adolescent girls’ health, empowerment
53
(2010) Ecuador (UMI - CRC/C/ECU/CO/4) CRC/A/19
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study in order to understand the nature and extent of adolescent health problems, with the full participation of adolescents, and use this as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, with particular attention to female adolescents’ (61).
Adolescent girls’ health, empowerment 53 (2010) Cameroon (LMI - CRC/C/CMR/CO/2) CRC/A/20
‘The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Undertake a comprehensive study to assess the nature and extent of adolescent health problems, with the full participation of adolescents, and use this study as a basis for the formulation of adolescent health policies and programmes, paying particular attention to adolescent girls and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and adolescents out of school’ (58)
Adolescent girls’ health, empowerent
CRC/A/21 The Committee strongly recommends that the State party: […] (h)
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separate sanitary facilities for boys and girls’ (66).
54 (2010)
Angola (UMI - CRC/C/AGO/CO/2-
4) CRC/A/22
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: […] (c) Take steps to ensure, by the construction of new schools and the rehabilitation of destroyed schools, that there are an adequate number of schools and classrooms within communities and that these schools and classrooms have gender sensitive sanitation facilities’ (60).
Sanitation
61
(2012) Liberia (LI - CRC/C/LBR/CO/2-4)
CRC/A/23 ‘[The Committee] remains deeply concerned […] the lack of adequate and sufficient sanitary facilities for girls in schools’ (71). Sanitation
CRC/A/24
‘The Committee recommends that the State party: (g) […] the State party should ensure the existence of clean sanitary facilities for girls in
all schools’ (71). Sanitation
62
(2013) Guinea (LI -CRC/C/GIN/CO/2) CRC/A/25
‘The Committee is particularly concerned that: […] (d) Poor hygiene