ACERWC African Committee of Experts on the Rights & Welfare of the Child Partners and Civil Society • The Committee notes that international agencies (e.g. IOM, the UNHCR and UNICEF) are increasingly recording children on the move in their statistics. While the Committee commends international agencies for these efforts, it notes that most data (although not all) is available with respect to children moving outside of the continent and would encourages international agencies to also record data relevant to children on the move within the continent. • Provide technical and resource support to the ACERWC to undertake protection and promotion activities on children rights specially to address human rights challenges faced by children on the move. • Share data where relevant and possibly also discuss with ACERWC data gaps, which could be filled through a partnership with civil society. • Support Member States to address legal, policy and institutional gaps in children rights protection especially strengthening their capacity to ensure the best interests of the child are upheld. 8