{"id":60371,"date":"2025-12-02T20:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=60371"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:16:40","slug":"statement-by-equality-now-during-the-46th-ordinary-session-of-the-african-committee-of-experts-on-the-rights-and-welfare-of-the-child","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/submissions\/statement-by-equality-now-during-the-46th-ordinary-session-of-the-african-committee-of-experts-on-the-rights-and-welfare-of-the-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div 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href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/submissions\/\">Submissions<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/achieve-legal-equality\/\">Achieve legal equality<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/europe-and-central-asia\/\">Europe and Central Asia<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/EN-9-640x384.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9-640x384.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7 de abril de 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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+<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/submissions\/\">Submissions<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-sexual-violence\/\">End sexual violence<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/europe-and-central-asia\/\">Europe and Central Asia<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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the Child (ACERWC) in Maseru, Lesotho.<br \/>\nThe submission highlights key opportunities for strengthening legal protection, enhancing responses to digital and technology-facilitated sexual exploitation, advancing adolescents\u2019 access to SRHR, reforming discriminatory nationality laws, and accelerating the elimination of harmful practices that continue to affect girls across Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":60383,"menu_order":0,"template":"","post_tag":[302],"resource_type":[237],"law_status":[],"law_type":[],"issue":[49,12,16,11,47,7,50],"region":[13],"class_list":["post-60371","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_type-submissions","issue-achieve-legal-equality","issue-end-child-marriage","issue-end-fgm","issue-end-harmful-practices","issue-end-online-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse","issue-end-sexual-exploitation","issue-nationality-law"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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