Report on the Advocacy Mission to assess the situation of children in Central African Republic ratification of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Central African Republic appears on the list of Member States that have not yet ratified the Charter. Following verification, it appears that CAR had ratified the Charter, and a copy of the decree signed on July 6, 2002 by former President Ange Felix Patassé was produced. But as long as the ratification document is not deposited with the African Union Commission, the Country will still be considered as non-ratifying State. The Delegation therefore urged Central African Republic authorities to forward, as a matter of emergency, the ratification document to the African Union Commission. 33. The authorities of Central African Republic regretted the non-transmission of the ratification documents and promised to take the necessary steps to remedy this situation. 21