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/></td> <td> <p style="font-size:1.4em;">United Nations</p> </td> <td> <p> <span style="font-size:2em;">CRC</span>/C/AND/CO/2</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <p style="font-weight:bold;font-size:2em;">Convention on the Rights of the Child</p> </td> <td> <p>Distr.: General</p> <p>3 December 2012</p> <p>Original: English</p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="content"> <p style="font-weight:bold;font-size:1.2em;">Committee on the Rights of the Child</p> <h2>Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Andorra, adopted by the Committee at its sixty-first session (17 September  5 October 2012)</h2> <p>1.The Committee considered the second periodic report of Andorra (CRC/C/AND/2) at its 1734th and 1735th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1734 and 1735) held on 21 September 2012, and adopted, at its 1754thmeeting held on 5 October 2012, the following concluding observations.</p> <h2>I.Introduction</h2> <p>2.The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of the State party (CRC/C/AND/2) and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/AND/Q/2), which allowed for a better understanding of the situation in the State party. The Committee expresses appreciation for the constructive dialogue held with the delegation of the State party. </p> <p>3.The Committee reminds the State party that the present concluding observations should be read in conjunction with its concluding observations adopted on the State party s initial report under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/AND/CO/1) and under the Optional Protocol on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/AND/CO/1). </p> <h2>II.Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party</h2> <p>4.The Committee welcomes as positive the adoption of the following legislative and institutional measures: </p> <p>(a)The amendment of the Law on the establishment and operation of Ciutadà Raonador (Law 79/2010),on 25 October 2010;</p> <p>(b)The establishment of the National Commission for Equality (NCIP), in 2010;</p> <p>(c)Qualified Act 9/2005 of 21 February 2005 on the Criminal Code;</p> <p>(d)Qualified Act 10/2005 of 21 February 2005 amending the Code of Criminal Procedure;</p> <p>(e)Act 14/2004 of 3 November 2004 amending the Qualified Act on Marriage;</p> <p>(f)Act of 17 October 2002 Guaranteeing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p> <p>5.The Committee also welcomes the ratification or accession by the State party to:</p> <p>(a)The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol, in 2006; </p> <p>(b)Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in 2006; </p> <p>(c)The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, in 2006;</p> <p>(d)Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, in 2002;</p> <p>(e)The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in 2001;</p> <p>(f)Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in 2011; </p> <p>(g)Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning non-discrimination in 2008. </p> <p>6.The Committee also welcomes the withdrawal of the State party s declaration on articles 7 and 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child made upon ratification.</p> <h2>III.Main areas of concern and recommendation</h2> <h3>A.General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44, para. 6, of the Convention)</h3> <h3>The Committee s previous recommendations</h3> <p>7.The Committee, while welcoming the State party s efforts to implement the Committee s concluding observations of 2002 on the State party s initial report (CRC/C/61/Add.3), notes with regret that some of the recommendations contained therein have not been fully addressed. </p> <p style="font-weight:bold;">8 . The Committee urge s the State party to take all necessary measures to address those recommendations from the concluding observations on the initial report under the Convention that have not been implemented or sufficiently implemented, particularly those relate d to a national plan of action, coordination, data collection, definition of the child and violence against children, including corporal punishment. </p> <h3>Legislation</h3> <p>9.The Committee notes with concern the absence of specific legislation dedicated to child protection covering basic provisions of the Convention.</p> <p style="font-weight:bold;">10. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a law on child protection, which provides guidance or directives regarding the roles and responsibilities of government agencies and personnel and the available local safeguards.</p> <h3>Comprehensive policy and strategy</h3> <p>11.The Committee notes with concern the lack of a national policy and strategy on children to ensure the full implementation of the Convention in the State party and the information provided in its written replies that it has decided not to develop a national plan of action for children despite the initiation of the process in 2006.</p> <p style="font-weight:bold;">12 . The Committee recommends that the State party urgently develop and adopt a national policy on children detailing a clear vision with strategies, objectives and specific benchmarks and indicators to address children s interest and concerns and to ensure adequate investment on children for the realization of their rights. It further recommends that such policy be developed based on systematic information on children and consultation with children themselves, NGOs, international organization s, and professionals w orking with children, including teachers and social workers. </p> <h3>Coordination </h3> <p>13.The Committee notes that the Ministry of Health and Welfare is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Convention. However, the Committee is concerned aboutthe lack of clarity among other government agencies and stakeholders regarding the scope of the Ministry s mandate and its coordinating responsibilities. The Committee is also concerned about the insufficient coordination between various national and local government agencies working on children s rights in the State party. Furthermore, the Committee notes with concern that multiple ministries and other government bodies, both at the national and local level, are working in various areas of children s rights without a common plan of action on children.</p> <p style="font-weight:bold;">14 . The Committee emphasizes that coordination and collaboration among different government entities are essential for the development and implementation of joint policies, standards and tools related to protection and promotion of children s rights, including data collection and monitoring the impact of interventions. It reiterates its previous recommendations (CRC/C/15/Add.176, para. 13) that the State party strengthen its strategic partnerships between various ministries and technical bodies by developing a comprehensive policy and strategy on children and clearly defining the coordinating role of the Minis