The Government of Sudan pledged to form a committee to study the possibility of withdrawing reservations and to finalize the withdrawal of the reservations it has made before 2019 which is the time for the submission of its periodic report. It furthermore promised to undertake ongoing work for the review and amendment of domestic laws to harmonize them with international and regional instruments. The Government of Botswana pledged to withdraw its reservation on article 2 of the Charter on the definition of the child and to submit its combined initial and periodic reports by 31 December 2017. 14.3. Pledges on Reporting The Government of The Gambia pledged to submit its combined initial and periodic report before the end of December 2017. The Government of Mauritius vowed to submit its initial report before the end of 2017. Moreover, it assured to mobilize resources to translate the Charter to local languages and widely disseminate it, and to engage the National Children’s Council in matters affecting children. The Government of Swaziland pledged to submit its combined initial and periodic report by the end of December 2017. In relation to implementation of the Charter, it was promised that the Government will undertake committed interventions and collaborate with other stakeholders. The Government of Seychelles pledged to finalize the compilation of its combined initial and periodic State Party report and submit to the Committee by 2018. The Government of Niger pledged to continue the submission of reports and in one year time to start engaging the Children’s Parliament and the National Council of Youth in the preparation of reports. The Government of Burundi pledged to regularly submit its periodic reports. The Government of Cameroon promised to continue to respect its obligation regarding submission of reports and also to take into consideration ACERWC’s Concluding Observations in national works of child protection. The Government of Guinea Equatorial promised to regularly submit its reports starting from 2018. 14.4. Pledges on Implementation The Government of Burkina Faso pledged to produce a national report every year starting from 2018 on the situation of children’s rights and to further use a compilation of the reports when submitting their periodic reports every three years. 28 | P a g e

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