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.
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