Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, G.A. res. 50/155, 50 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 71, U.N. Doc. A/50/49 (Vol. I) (1995).



                      
 
      The General Assembly,
 
      Recognizing the importance of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
and the valuable contribution of its members to the evaluation and monitoring
of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its
States parties,
 
      Noting with satisfaction that there are now 182 States parties to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, a figure approaching universal
ratification,
 
      Noting that the amendment to article 43, paragraph 2, of the Convention
was adopted by the Conference of States Parties to the Convention,
 
      1.    Approves the amendment to article 43, paragraph 2, of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, replacing the word "ten" with the word
"eighteen";
 
      2.    Urges States parties to take appropriate measures so that
acceptance by a two-thirds majority of the States parties can be reached as
soon as possible in order for the amendment to enter into force.
      

 

 



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