CALL FOR INPUTS BY THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD (ACERWC) SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HEALTH ON THE DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON ARTICLE 28 OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD

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The 47th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child kicked of  in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho on the 17th of April 2026. The Session opened with remarks from H.E. Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of the Kingdom of Lesotho, 

Remarks from the AU Special Envoy on Children Affected by Armed Conflict

Day of the African Child 2026: Focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the African Union have elected seven experts to serve on the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC): Albab Tesfaye AYALEW (Ethiopia), Satang NABANEH (The Gambia), Wael Mohamed AbdelRazek Mohamed AWAD (Egypt), Wilson Almeida ADAO (Angola), Robert Doya NANIMA (Uganda), Anne MUSIWA (Zimbabwe), and Joseph Sunday SINNAH (Sierra Leone). The latter four were re-elected and will serve a second and final term.

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Call for Submissions By The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa

Topic: Digitalization of Birth Registration in Africa: challenges and opportunities for children’s rights

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), in line with its mandate to promote and protect the rights and welfare of children in Africa, is seeking written submissions on the digitalization of birth registration on the continent, focusing on challenges and o

Statement of the Working Group on Children with Disabilities of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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