Summary:

CRC Elections: 21 December 2010

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On 21 December 2010, UN Member States will gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to elect nine people to the most important children's rights organisation in the world: the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.Those selected will replace outgoing members of the 18-strong Committee whose terms expire on 28 February 2011.

CRIN and the NGO Group have joined forces to interview candidates standing for election to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. We are asking them about their experience in children's rights, what they think they can contribute to the Committee, what they think about key issues, their vision for the Committee and how they see NGOs' role.

The line-up

Twenty-three candidates are in the running: their full names and CVs are available below.

Interviews:

• Ms. Aseil Al-Shehail (Saudi Arabia): Interview / CV
• Mr. Abdullah Rashed Al-Suwaidi (United Arab Emirates)
• Ms. Agnes Aidoo (Ghana): Interview / CV
• Ms. Norah Amicar Jean-Francois (Haiti): No response from candidate
• Mr. Jorge Cardona Lloréns (Spain): Interview [English/ Español] / CV [English] / [Español] / Candidate's election web page
• Mr. Peter Onyekwere Ebigbo (Nigeria): Interview / CV
• Mr. Kamel Filali (Algeria): Interview / CV
• Mr. Bernard Gastaud (Monaco) Interview / CV
• Ms. Sharon Esther Geerlings-Headley (Suriname): Unable to obtain contact details
• Ms. Maria Herczog (Hungary): Interview / CV
• Mr. Hatem Kotrane (Tunisia): Interview / CV
• Mr. Gehad Madi (Egypt): Interview / CV
• Ms. Nino Makashvili (Georgia): Interview / CV
• Mr. David Mangota (Zimbabwe): Unable to obtain contact details
• Mr. Adolphe Minkoa She (Cameroon): Unable to obtain contact details
• Ms. Bibata Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso): Interview / CV (Francais)
• Mr. Dainius Puras (Lithuania): Interview / CV
• Ms. Ramandraibe Bakolalao (Madagascar) Interview / CV (Francais)
• Ms. Kirsten Sandberg (Norway): Interview / CV / Ministry of Foreign Affairs leaflet
• Ms. Hiranthi Wijemanne (Sri Lanka): Interview / CV
• Ms. Josepha Pumbulu Mbimi* (Democratic Republic of Congo) Interview / CV
• Ms. Luisa Vicioso Sánchez (Dominican Republic): Interview [English/ Español] / CV
• Mr. Dragi Zmijanac (Macedonia): Interview / CV

*This candidate has replaced Théodore Kabanga Bitoka

Further information  

• More about the CRC elections 2010
• More about our transparency campaign: "The future of children's rights: in whose hands?"

Previous Interview items

• 03/09/2010: CRC ELECTIONS: Dainius Puras (Lithuania)
• 02/09/2010: CRC ELECTIONS: Peter Onyekwere Ebigbo (Nigeria)
• 24/06/2010: From the Frontline: Marcel Sibomana, African Movement for Working Children and Youth
• 21/05/2010: From the Frontline: Po Yan Cheng, Kids' Dream, Hong Kong
• 30/03/2010: DESDE LA PRIMERA LINEA: Entrevista con Marta Santos Pais

Organisation Contact Details:

Child Rights International Network
East Studio
2 Pontypool Place
London
SE1 8QF
Tel: +44 (0)207 401 2257
Email: info@crin.org
Website: www.crin.org

Last updated 24/12/2010 00:49:34

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