UNITED

NATIONS

 

CRC

 

 

Convention on the

Rights of the Child

 

 

 

 

Distr.

GENERAL

 

CRC/SP/33/Add.2

13 January 2003

 

Original:  ENGLISH

 

 

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES

Ninth Meeting

New York, 10 February 2003

Item 5 of the provisional agenda

 

 

election, in accordance with article 43 of the convention on

     THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON

     THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE

DUE TO EXPIRE ON 28 FEBRUARY 2003

 

Note by the Secretary-General

 

Addendum

 

1.         The present addendum contains additional nominations for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child received after 2 November 2002, which was the date referred to by the Secretary‑General in his note verbale dated 2 September 2002 and in conformity with article 43, paragraph 4, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  All nominations submitted before 2 November 2002 are contained in document CRC/SP/33.  Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the State parties concerned, are contained in the annex to the present document.

 

 

            Name of candidate                                                                   Nominated by

 

            Rosalyn E. HAZELLE                                                  St. Kitts and Nevis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE.03-40048  (E)    150103

Rosalyn HAZELLE (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

 

 

Place and date of birth:                      Saint Kitts and Nevis, 15 August 1950

 

Working language:                             English

 

Current position/function:                  Permanent Secretary

 

Responsible for the Ministry of Social Development, Community and Gender Affairs, directing the successful reorganization of the Ministry and securing adequate human and financial resources to enable the Ministry to meet its goals and objectives in a timely manner

 

Main professional activities

 

Ensure the thorough preparation and examination of all matters put before the Cabinet with particular regard to poverty reduction and social justice

 

Direct the execution of social policy decisions and keep the Cabinet informed of progress made in translating social policy into action

 

Give an account to Parliament on expenditure of the allocated budget

 

Liaise with international agencies and regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations in the fulfilment of duties

 

Elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999-2002

 

Elected Rapporteur of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 2001-2002

 

Previous professional activities

 

Director of Women's Affairs, 1995-2000

 

Vice-Chair, Social Assistance Review Board of Ontario, Ministry of Community and Social Services, 1991-1994

 

Member, Rent Review Hearings Board of Ontario, Canada, 1988-1991

 

Member, Psychiatric Review Board of Ontario, Canada, 1985-1988

 

Community Legal Worker, Jane Pinch Community Legal Service, 1980-1987

 

Member, Advisory Committee on Migrant Women's Association, 1978-1984

 

Conferences attended

 

Deputy Head of Delegation, United Nations Special Session on Children, May 2002

 

Head of Delegation, Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, April 2002

 

Delegate, Subregional Consultation on UNICEF Multi-country Programme of Cooperation, June 2001

 

Delegate, Gender Violence and Human Rights in the Caribbean (symposium), Mexico, June 2001

 

Head of Delegation, Violence against Women:  from Awareness and Action to Policy Development, United Kingdom, June 2001

 

Head of Delegation, Thirtieth Biennial Assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Washington, DC, November 2000

 

Head of Delegation, Fifth Ministerial Meeting on Children and Social Policy in the Americas, Kingston, October 2000

 

Head of Delegation, Special Session of the General Assembly, Women 2000:  Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century, June 2000

 

Educational background

 

Certificate in Mediation and Arbitration, Centre for Continuous Learning, University of Toronto, Canada, 1990

 

Master of Science (Sociology), York University, Toronto, Canada, 1979

 

Bachelor of Social Work, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1976

 

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned

 

Coordinating, planning, supervising and evaluating all aspects of the programmes undertaken by governmental and non-governmental organizations within Saint Kitts and Nevis which impact upon the status of women, with particular emphasis on poverty reduction, violence, institutional mechanisms, health and leadership and decision-making

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most recent publications

 

"Model of Saint Kitts and Nevis programme on violence against women and children" (November 2001)

 

"Tackling social problems in the Caribbean ‑ the social security and political challenges" (April 2000)

 

"Mainstreaming gender and gender budgeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis" (June 2000)

 

"Implementing the Commonwealth's gender management model:  the Saint Kitts experience" (April 2000)

 

 

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