GENEVA
–
A
UN
expert
today
welcomed
the
publication
of
a
Guiding
Note
on
Reporting
on
the
Rights
and
Welfare
of
Children
with
Albinism
in
Africa,
a
critical tool
developed
by
the
African
Committee
of
Experts
on
the
Rights
and
Welfare
of
the
Child
(ACERWC) in
collaboration
with
the
UN
Independent
Expert
on
the
enjoyment
of
human
rights
by
persons
with
albinism.
She
issued
the
following
statement:
“Children
with
albinism continue
to
face
systemic
discrimination,
violence, ritual
attacks, and
exclusion,
particularly
in
areas of education,
healthcare, parental
care
and
protection,
social
protection,
and
access
to
justice
among
others.
We
urgently
need
targeted
action
to
protect
and
promote
their
human
rights.
The Guiding
Note on
Reporting
on
the
Rights
and
Welfare
of
Children
with
Albinism
in
Africa
provides key indicators
to
assist
African
Union
Member
States
in
fulfilling
their
reporting
obligations
under
the
African
Children’s
Charter,
with
a
specific
focus
on
addressing
the peculiar challenges
faced
by
children
with
albinism. The
indicators
guide
States
on
which
specific
areas
they
should
report
on
in
relation
to
children
with
albinism
when
submitting
their
State
Party
reports
to
the
ACERWC.
I
call
on
all
African
Union
Member
States
to
integrate
these
indicators
into
their
reporting
frameworks
and
to
take
concrete
steps
to
implement
the
recommendations.
It
is
only
through
sustained
commitment
and
collaboration
that
we
will
be
able
to eliminate the
barriers
faced
by
children
with
albinism
and
uphold
their
rights
to non-discrimination,
life,
survival
and
development, and
full inclusion
and participation
in
society.
The
Guiding
Note
is
also
a
critical
tool
for
other
stakeholders
such
as
children,
NHRIs,
and
CSOs
in
their
alternative
or
complementary
reports
to
the
Committee.
It
also
serves
as
an
important
advocacy
tool
for
all
stakeholders. This
Guiding
Note
is
a
testament
to
the
power
of
partnership
between
regional
and
international
mechanisms on
issues
of
Children
with
Albinism
and
beyond.
Let
us
seize
this
opportunity
to
transform
the
lives
of
children
with
albinism
across
Africa.”
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