Dominica

Reporting History before the UN Treaty Bodies

Treaty Body Recommendations Addressing Programme Areas

[The following are selected recommendations included in each Committee’s Concluding Observations to country reports. Selection is based on population issues addressed by UNFPA, and some recommendations may address more than one subject. The recommendations presented belong to the last report submitted, and may not reflect actions taken since towards their implementation.]

Population and Development

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 36th Session (17 May - 4 June 2004). The Committee considered the initial report of Dominica (CRC/C/8/Add.48) and adopted the following concluding observations.

• The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to develop a comprehensive system of data collection that covers all areas of the Convention. This system should cover all children up to the age of 18 years, with specific emphasis on those who are particularly vulnerable. It further encourages the State party to use these indicators and data in the formulation of laws, policies and programmes for the effective implementation of the Convention. The Committee recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from, inter alia, UNICEF, in this regard.

Reproductive Health

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 36th Session (17 May - 4 June 2004). The Committee considered the initial report of Dominica (CRC/C/8/Add.48) and adopted the following concluding observations.

• The Committee recommends that the State party:
  (a) Undertake effective measures to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies through, inter alia, making health education, including sex education, part of the school curriculum and strengthening the campaign of information on the use of contraceptives;

Treaty Body Recommendations Addressing Population Groups

[The following are selected recommendations included in each Committee’s Concluding Observations to country reports. Selection is based on population groups relevant to UNFPA's mandate, and some recommendations may address more than one subject. The recommendations presented belong to the last report submitted, and may not reflect actions taken since towards their implementation.]

Adolescents and Youth

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 36th Session (17 May - 4 June 2004). The Committee considered the initial report of Dominica (CRC/C/8/Add.48) and adopted the following concluding observations.

• The Committee recommends that the State party:
  (a) Undertake effective measures to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies through, inter alia, making health education, including sex education, part of the school curriculum and strengthening the campaign of information on the use of contraceptives;

Persons with Disabilities

Committee on the Rights of the Child, 36th Session (17 May - 4 June 2004). The Committee considered the initial report of Dominica (CRC/C/8/Add.48) and adopted the following concluding observations.

• The Committee recommends that the State party:
  (a) Continue to strengthen efforts to combat discriminatory attitudes towards children with disabilities, particularly amongst children and parents, and promote their participation in all aspects of social and cultural life;
  (b) Formulate a strategy that includes appropriate teacher training, to ensure that all children with disabilities have access to education and, wherever possible, that they are integrated into the mainstream education system;
  (c) Take note of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (General Assembly resolution 48/96, annex) and of the Committee’s recommendations adopted at its day of general discussion on the rights of children with disabilities (CRC/C/69, paras. 310-339).