Human Rights Instruments

Localized Response to Realizing Children Rights

Belize’s Compliance is ensured by two mechanisms that are interrelated and interdependent:

UN Reporting Mechanism (requirement as a signatory)

National Committee for Families and Children (instituted to oversee Belize’s compliance with its international and national commitments to children)

Reporting Mechanism

Ratification of the

CRC

•1990

Submission of State Reports

•Initial – 2 yrs after ratification

•Periodic – Every 5 yrs thereafter

Information Gathering Period

•State Report

•Parallel Reports

•Reports from UN Agencies

•Reports from other International Cooperation Partners

Dialogue with the

CRC Committee

Concluding Observations

Issued

Interventions by the State to

address concluding

Observations

NCFC

Concluding Observations 2005

Data Environment Harmony on age issues Children’s Ombudsman Disability Awareness Allocate appropriate funds to address

the issues of the CRC

Families and Children Act

(FACA)

Articulating rights in our legislation

General Principles of FACA

FACA is grounded in the (54) articles of the CRC. Each article is indivisible and its articles are interdependent.

FACA provides that the child is entitled to the rights set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child with appropriate modifications to meet Belizean conditions.

Terms of Reference

BELIZEFAMILIES AND CHILDREN ACT

CHAPTER 173REVISED EDITION 2000

SHOWING THE LAW AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 2000This is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner

under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the Laws of Belize,Revised Edition 1980 - 1990.

This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws- PageARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 3

FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ACT 16Amendments in force as at 31st December, 2000.

National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC)

Who is the NCFC?

The NCFC Timeline

National Child System Protection Sub-systems

Judicial Legal Social

National Plan of Action

A Collaborative Response

The NPA is…

a consolidation of Belize’s international and regional commitments to children and adolescents.

dictated by national development priorities for children.

Common Strategies

Development and implementation of effective national policies.

Research and data gathering to inform policy and programme development and implementation.

Training, education and capacity building to promote goals and targets.

Coordination and Networking Monitoring and Evaluation

Belizean CRCEducation

Health

Child Protection

HIV/AIDS

Family

Culture

N

2004:CURRENT

SITUATION

2015:DESIRED

SITUATION-Improved

life for children &

adolescents (Goals &

Objectives)

P

A

INTERVENTIONS

GUID

E

STRATEGIES/ACTIONS:

DETERMINE HOW TARGETS

ARE ACHIEVED

TARGETS:ENABLE

EFFECTIVE MONITORING;

DEFINE THE OUTCOME OF

WHAT IS TO BE ACHIEVED

STRUCTURE OF THE NPA

Where do you fit in?