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CRC/SP/9
23 December 1992
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MEETING OF STATES PARTIES
Third meeting
New York, 23 February 1993
Agenda item 5
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 1993
Note by the Secretary-General
1.In conformity with article 43 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 3rd meeting of the States parties to the Convention will be convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, 23 February 1993, for the purpose of electing five members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child from a list of persons nominated by States parties, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 28 February 1993 (see annex I). The names of the other five members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 28 February 1995 appear in annex II.
2.In accordance with the procedure set out in article 43, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Secretary-General, in a note verbale dated 7 October 1992, invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the election of five members of the Committee within two months, i.e. by 7 December 1992.
3.In compliance with the provisions of article 43, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Secretary-General has the honour to list below, in alphabetical order, the names of the persons nominated for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, indicating the States parties which have nominated them. Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the States parties concerned, are contained in annex III to the present document.
GE.92-19019 (E)
Name of candidateNominated by
Mrs. Amna Mohamed Abd Elkarim Badri*Sudan
Mr. Youssouf Any*Niger
Mrs. Hoda BadranEgypt
Mrs. Saisuree ChutikulThailand
Mrs. Flora C. EufemioPhilippines
Mrs. Dior Fall SowSenegal
Mrs. Merle Haruoja*Estonia
Mrs. Judith KarpIsrael
Mr. Jirí KovaríkCzech and Slovak Federation
Mr. Swithun Tachiona MombeshoraZimbabwe
Mrs. Mabel Nieto CartínCosta Rica
Mrs. Victoria Nwabuaku OkobiNigeria
Mrs. Effie OwuorKenya
Mrs. Padma RanasingheSri Lanka
Miss Lily I. RilantonoIndonesia
Mrs. Marta Santos PaisPortugal
Mr. Alfred Zammit MontebelloMalta
* Biographical data will be issued in an addendum to the present document when received from the nominating Government.
Annex I
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Members whose terms expire on 28 February 1993
Name of MemberCountry of Nationality
Mrs. Hoda BADRANEgypt
Mrs. Flora C. EUFEMIOPhilippines
Mr. Antônio Carlos GOMES DA COSTABrazil
Mr. Swithun Tachiona MOMBESHORAZimbabwe
Mrs. Marta SANTOS PAISPortugal
Annex II
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Members whose terms expire on 28 February 1995
Names of MemberCountry of Nationality
Mgr. Luis A. BAMBAREN GASTELUMENDIPeru
Mrs. Akila BELEMBAOGOBurkina Faso
Mr. Thomas HAMMARBERGSweden
Mr. Youri KOLOSOVRussian Federation
Miss Sandra Prunella MASONBarbados
Annex III
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF NOMINEES
Mrs. Amna Mohamed ABD ELKARIM BADRI (Sudan)
[Biographical data will be issued as an addendum to the present document when received from nominating Government.]
Mr. Youssouf ANY (Niger)
[Biographical data will be issued as an addendum to the present document
when received from nominating Government]
Hoda BADRAN (Egypt)
Marital statusWidowed - one daughter
Nationality Egyptian
Education Ph.D. in Social Welfare, Specialization: Community Organization and Citizens' Participation, School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967.
Master in Social Administration.
University of Louisville, Kentucky, 1959.
B.Sc. in Social Sciences, American University in Cairo, Egypt 1957.
Present job1.Secretary General, The National Council for
Childhood and Motherhood.
2.Professor of Social Research and Community Participation, School of Social Work. University of Helwan, Cairo.
Work experience with UNICEF
1980 - 1984Title: UNICEF Representative in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
1974 - 1980Title: Regional Family Welfare Officer, UNICEF Beirut.
1971 - 1974Title: Urban Development Advisor, UNICEF, Egypt.
Work Experiences outside UNICEF
1967 - 1971Professor of Community organization, Social Development and Social Research, School of Social Work, Helwan University, Egypt.
1966 - 1967Title: research Consultant for the National Urban League, New York.
1963 - 1966Title: Graduate Assistant for the Project "Determining Priorities in Programmes for the Aged", School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio.
1959 - 1963Title: Lecturer In Administration and Community Development at the School of Social Work, Helway University, Egypt.
1957 - 1959Graduate Student. Worked as a medical social worker during this period in Louisville General Hospital, Kentucky, United States of America.
1955 - 1957Title: Director of Home Teaching Department, Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind, Zeiton, Egypt.
1956 - 1955Title: Health Education Worker, Qaliub Centre for integrated Rural Development, Egypt.
Selected papers and publications
1.Development with a Human Face "The Case of Children" presented at the International Seminar, American University in Cairo, February 1990.
2.Development and Safe Motherhood, paper presented at the National Conference on Safe Motherhood, Cairo 1988.
3.The Role of the National Council in Securing Child's Rights, paper presented at the Conference on Child's Rights, Alexandria 1988.
4."Social Aspects of Introducing the Biogaz particularly in relation to Women" ECWA 1987.
5."Adolescents, Health and Development", paper presented at the consultative committee of the regional office of WHO, 1986.
6."Another Model for Integrating Women in Development", paper presented at the Symposium on Population and Development. UN Demographic Center, November 1985.
7."Women and Demographic Variables" ILO/University of Cairo Seminar on Population and Planning of Human Resources - December 1985.
8."Planning for Children in Arab Countries", paper presented to the Sixth Meeting of the Arab Women Committee, the League of Arab States, Baghdad, October 1976.
9."Egypt Social Service Delivery System: New Ideology New Approaches" in Danial Thursze and J. Vigilante edition of Meeting Human Needs, Sage Publication, London, 1975.
10."A Proposed Plan of Action for the Integration of Women in development in the Arab Region", paper presented to the Conference on Population and Development held by UNICEF, Sir Ellian, February 1975.
11."The Relationships between Problems of Arab Women and International Problems", paper presented to the Conference on the Family in Moslem Countries, held by Al Azhar Center for Population Studies, Cairo, December 1975.
12."Equality Between Sexes", paper presented to the Encounter for Journalists held by the World Conference on Women, Mexico City, June 1975.
13."Do Women in the Middle East Need Liberation", paper presented to the M.E. Institute of Theology, Beirut, June 1975.
14."Population and Development": the Perception of the Egyptian Women. Series FAO Review on Development, No. 40, July/August 1974.
15."Slum Development", paper presented to the Conference on Urbanization Problems held by ECWA, Beirut, September 1974.
16."The Role of Arab Women in National Development, Study of three Countries: Egypt, Sudan and Lebanon", The League of Arab States and UNICEF, 1972.
17."Women's Problems and Urbanization", paper presented to the Conference on Urban Growth in the Arab World held by the League of Arab States, Libya, September 1971.
18."Social Work Programme in Egypt", International Social Work Journal 14: 1, 1971.
19."Working with the Local Community", Franklin, Cairo, 1963.
20."Community Factors Affecting the Productivity of the Industrial Workers", paper presented to the meeting on productivity held by the League of Arab States, Cairo 1961.
Unpublished dissertations:
1."The Community Worker's Decision-Making behaviours in Conflict Situations", D.S.W., Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967.
2."Community Factors Affecting the Multiple Admission at Louisville General Hospital", M. Sc. Thesis, Louisville University, 1959.
Selected papers and publications - Arabic
1."Organizing the poor to participate in slum development". Published by ECWA for the Conference on Environment and Urban Development. Cairo
21 - 24 December 1987.
2."A Guide for Organizing the Poor in Urban Slums". Published by ECWA 1986.
3.Women's Alternate Behaviour Towards Societal Prejudice "El Taliaa Journal (No. 3) 1985".
4."Socio-Psychological Factors in Women's adjustment to their Expected Roles" Journal of El-Wehda (No. 11) 1985.
5."Arab Women and Equality" paper presented to the First African-Arab Women's meeting. Union of Arab Lawyers, 1984.
6."The Status of Women in the Weaving Industry in Afro/Arab Countries." Paper presented at the regional meeting of the labour unions. Baghdad, Iraq, 1984.
7."The Effect of Family Laws on Children's Welfare", paper presented to the Conference on law and Family Planning held by the Family Planning Association, Cairo, February 1978.
8."Social Strategies" in Tanmiat El-Mojtamaa, Special issues on Urban Development - No. 5, Sept/Oct. 1977.
9."Islam and Community Basic Services for Children". Research and Studies No. 1, Centre for Studies on Women and Development, Al Azhar University, 1977.
10."Women in Management Positions in the Industrial Sector", paper presented to the Conference on Women as managers, held by the International Association of Management, the American University in Cairo and the Women's Bureau, Cairo, May 1977.
11."Community organization in Moslem Communities: the Case of Kuwait", paper presented to the conference of Reviewing the Service Delivery Systems in Kuwait, University of Kuwait, November 1976.
12."Community Development" Melieg's Printing House, Giza, Egypt, 1969.
13."Administration of Children's Institutions", The Ministry of Social Affairs Printing House, Cairo, 1963.
Saisuree CHUTIKUL (Thailand)
Birth:2 March 1935, Bangkok
Education:B.A. in Music (Honours), Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1956
B.Ed., Whitworth College, 1956
M.S. in Educational Administration, Indiana University, 1957
Ed.D. in Educational Psychology and Guidance, Indiana University, 1962
National Defence College, 1983
Present position
1992 -Advisor (CIDA) (Women, Children, Youth. Education and Social Development), Office of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
Past positions
1992Minister to the Prime Minister's Office
1989 - 1992Inspector-General (Women, Children, Youth, Education) Office of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
1991 - 1992Minister to the Prime Minister's Office
1983 - 1989Secretary-General, National Youth Bureau, Office of the Prime Minister
1980 - 1983Deputy Secretary-General, National Education Commission, Office of the Prime Minister
1980 - 1981Deputy Government Spokesperson, Government House
1975 - 1978UNICEF Consultant in Social Planning, United Nations Asian and Pacific Development Institute, ESCAP
1969 - 1975Dean of Education Faculty, Khon Kaen University
1972 - 1975Principal, Demonstration School, Khon Kaen University
1989Senior specialist, East-West Center, University of Hawaii
1957 - 1959Senior Lecturer in Psychology
andFaculty of Education
1963 - 1969Chulalongkorn University
Achievements during terms in office as Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister
Organized working groups and an assembly to promote the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Initiated and campaigned for the Royal Thai Government to be a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Initiated the revision of the Nationality law to allow Thai children born of Thai mothers and foreign fathers to hold the Thai citizenship.
Initiated and campaigned for the Royal Thai Government to participate in and sign the World Summit for Children document.
Initiated the revision of the maternity leave regulation to allow 90 days for maternity leave with full pay and an additional 150 days of leave without pay.
Helped processing the Law for the Handicapped.
Helped initiate policies and plans for the aged and presented them to the Cabinet.
Campaigned for family development and for fathers to help with household chores and child rearing.
Campaigned for breast feeding.
Initiated procedures and plans to deal with the problems of child prostitution, street children and Burmese prostitutes.
Medals/Decoration/Honours
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
The Chakrabarti Mala Medal
Freeman Safeguarding Medal
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1956
Honorary Doctorate Degree in Education, Khon Kaen University, 1981
Honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, United States of America, 1988
Children's Book Award, 1990
Proper and Clear Thai Language Speaking Person Award, Mahidol University, 1990
Child Development Award, National Council for Child and Youth Development, 1992
Selected Appointments at the national and international levels
Member, National Education Commission, 1991
Member, National Commission for Women's Affairs, 1986
Chairperson, Committee on Plans of Action for Children, 1991
Chairperson, National Committee on Commercial Sex, 1992
Chairperson, Production of Songs for Children in Asia, Asian Cultural Center for UNESCO, Japan, 1975
Chairperson, the Organizing Committee on Second Asian Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1988
ASEAN Meeting on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
Chairperson, Sub-Committee on Street Children in Thailand, 1989
Project Director, An Action Research on Street Children, 1989
Chairperson, Perspective Policy and Planning for Children (II), 1990
Member, ASEAN National Commission on Culture and Information, 1984
Member, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 1989-1992, 1993-1996
Member, Board of Trustees, United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, 1990
Member, Board of Directors, CHILDHOPE, 1990
A fuller list of selected appointments at the national and international levels may be consulted in the files of the secretariat.
Flora C. EUFEMIO (Philippines)
Profession:Social Worker
Date of birth:14 April 1926
Place of birth:Manila, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Civil status:Married with 4 children
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
Master of Social WorkUniversity of the Philippines
1967
Certificate of ChildLondon School of Economics
Welfare SupervisionUnited Kingdom
1963
Bachelor of Arts (MajorFar Eastern University
concentration in English,Philippines
Minor in Political Science1950
CHILD RELATED POSITIONS, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
1.Undersecretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development, 26 July 1988 - 14 April 1991
2.Chairman, Technical and Management Committee of the National Council for the Welfare of Children, 20 July 1988 - 14 April 1991
3.Commissioner, National Commission on Women, 29 March 1989 - 14 April 1991
4.Member, Dangerous Drugs Board, 30 May 1989 - 15 January 1990
5.Assistant Secretary for Social Welfare Programmes, Department of Social Welfare and Development, 27 March 1987 - 25 July 1988
6.Member, Executive Committee for UNICEF Assisted Country Programme for Children National Economic and Development Authority, 3 January 1983 - 5 January 1990
7.Member, Family Code Committee, Civil Code Revision Project, University of the Philippines Law Center, 1983 - 1987
8.Assistant Director then Director, Bureau of Family and Child Welfare, Department of Social Welfare and Development, 14 August 1968 - 26 March 1987
9.Officer-in-Charge, Division of Assistance, Social Welfare Administration, 1 January 1968 - 13 August 1968
10.Head Social Worker, UNICEP Assisted Social Services Project, Social Welfare Administration, 16 September 1963 - 13 August 1968
11.Chief of the Research, Statistics and Information Service, Social Welfare Administration, 1 April 1959 - 12 August 1968
12.Social Worker/Welfare Officer, Social Welfare Administration, 1 January 1951 - 31 March 1959
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL PARTICIPATION RELEVANT TO CHILDREN:
1.Resource Person, Meeting of Eminent Persons, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) on the Social Development Strategy Towards the Year 2000 and Beyond, Beijing, China, 15-19 July 1991
2.Expert Group Meeting on Alternative Social Development Policy and Planning Scenarios Towards the Year 2000 and Beyond, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 January - 1 February 1991
3.Vice Chairman of the Philippine Delegation to the UNICEP Executive Board Meeting, New York City, 16-28 April 1990
4.Chairman, First Session at the Committee on Population and Social Development, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 November 1989
5.Member, Philippine Delegation to the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting, New York City, 17-28 April 1989
6.Vice Chairman: Expert Group Meeting on Policy and Planning Guidelines for Human Resource Development, UN-ESCAP, Seoul, Korea, 6-10 March 1989
7.Paper Presenter-Discussant: Joint Seminar on "Crime Prevention and Treatment of Youth Offenders" (Philippines-Japan), United Nations Asia and Far East Institute, Quezon City, Philippines, 5-16 December 1985
8.Paper Presenter-Discussant: Regional Conference on Adoption, International Council on Social Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan,
18-23 August 1985
9.Paper Presenter-Discussant: Seminar on "Changing Families and Relevant Social Welfare Strategies", sponsored by the United Nations Center for Social and Humanitarian Affairs, Moscow and Tashkent, USSR,
1-13 October 1984
10.Keynote Speaker-Resource Person: Seminar on "Child's Basic Right to a Family - A Search for Alternative Strategies Within the Country", sponsored by Terre des Hommes (Germany), the Indian Association for the Promotion of Adoption, and UNICEF Regional Office for South Central Asia, New Delhi, India, 29 March - 1 April 1984
11.Participant: Second Asian Workshop on Child and Adolescent, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-24 February 1982
12.Discussant: Regional Seminar on "Communication for Child and Family Welfare", Singapore, 27-31 October 1980
13.Paper Presenter-Discussant: Asian Regional Conference on "Shaping the Future for our Children", International Council on Social Welfare, Melbourne, Australia, 26 August - 1 September 1979
14.Discussant: International Consultation on the "Right of the Child", International Playground Association, Malta, 5-12 November 1977
15.Guest Faculty: Seminar Workshop on "Changing Patterns of Family Life", University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 18 June - 6 July 1974
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
"Child's Basic Right to Family: A Search for Alternative Strategies Within the Country", Proceedings of the Seminar, New Delhi, India 1984
"Family Welfare", Philippine Encyclopedia of Social Work, Second Issue, 1977
"The Role of the Social Worker in Voluntary Surgical Sterilization", Field Manual, Study and Training Center for Surgical Sterilization, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines
"Foster Mothers of the Foster Family Care Program: Their Responses on the Parent's Attitude Research Inventory and Their Role Performance", Philippine Socialogical Review, July 1967
PARTICIPATION IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL CHILD-RELATED ORGANIZATION
1.Member, Board of Directors: Integrated Social Services Enhancement Foundation, 1983 - to date
2.Vice-President: Philippine Association of Social Workers, 1967-1986; Life Member to date
3.Member, Board of Directors: University of the Philippines Social Action and Research Development, 1986 - to date
4.Member, Board of Directors: Family Workshop of the Philippines,
1974-1985
5.President: Asian Union of Family Organization (Regional Chapter of the International Union of Family Organizations, Paris, France), 1982-1984
6.Member, Board of Directors: Council of Welfare Agencies of the Philippines, 1976-1980
7.Consultant Christian Children's Fund 1976-1979
Dior FALL SOW (Senegal)
Date of birth:23 September 1945
Dakar, Senegal
Education:Secondary studies
Notre Dame School and Lycée François Couperin,
Fontainebleau, France
1968Law degree
Faculty of Law, Poitiers
1969Doctorate in Criminal Sciences
Faculty of Law, Poitiers
1970Training course at the National Centre for Law Studies,
Paris
Work experience:
1971Examining Judge
Court of First Instance, Saint Louis
1973Deputy Public Prosecutor
Court of First Instance, Dakar
1974Chief Examining Judge
Court of First Instance, Saint Louis
1976Public Prosecutor
Court of First Instance, Saint Louis
1984National Director for Approved Schools and Social Welfare for Young Offenders
1989Seconded to the National Telecommunications Company as Director of Human Resources
Membership of Associations
Member of the Association of Women Jurists of Senegal
Vice-President of the National Human Rights Association (ONDH), in charge of international relations
Vice-President of the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Cultural Industries (ASPIA), in charge of international relations
Vice-President of the Association for the Protection of Mentally Deficient Children (ASEDEME), in charge of relations with international organizations
Member of the National Committee on Women
International meetings and conferences:
Attended numerous international conferences, such as:
United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Vienna and Milan)
Second reading of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geneva
Consultant to a seminar on the prevention of juvenile delinquency in Africa (Addis Ababa)
Numerous papers and conferences on the rights of women and children
President of AMADE (World Association of Children's Friends) Senegal, an affiliate of AMADE MONDIALE, Monaco
Mrs. Merle HARUOJA (Estonia)
[Biographical data will be issued as an addendum to the present document when received from nominating Government.]
Judith KARP (Israel)
Birthdate:28 October 1937
Birthplace:Jerusalem, Israel
Citizenship:Israeli
Personal Status:Married to Natan Karp (graphic designer)
Two children
Present Position:
(Since 1978)Deputy Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem
with special responsibilities for: legislation, policy coordination and as a government liaison in the fields of criminal law (including a new criminal code) and the criminal justice system, law enforcement, constitutional and civil rights (including Israel's Constitution and Bill of Rights), and issues concerning victims of crime.
Specific areas of responsibility involving children and youth include: legislation and policy coordination within government ministries (police, district attorneys and prisons and welfare services) concerning juvenile delinquency and the welfare and rights of minors and the helpless.
Chairperson and member of various committees on various subject matters including: law enforcement, criminal law and procedure, police, modes of punishment, victims of crime, crimes within the family, social intervention within the framework of law enforcement and the status of women and children.
August, 1990Head of Israel's Delegation to the 8th United Nations Conference on Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Havana, Cuba.
Previous positions:
1972-1978Director, Department of Public Legislation, Ministry of Justice
1963-1972Senior Counsel to the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice
1961-1963Teaching Assistant, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law (Constitutional Law)
Professional Training:
1957-1961Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.M. (summa cum laude)
1961-1969Clerkship with Deputy Chief Justice Agranat of the Supreme Court of Israel
1964British Council Fellowship for Foreign Professionals
1979International Cultural Agency Grant - USA
1981Salzburg Seminar on American Law
1985Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship - USA (three months)
1987National Council of Jewish Women - Scholar-in-Residence (Australia-New Zealand)
Memberships:Israel Bar Association
President, Israel Association of University Women
Executive Board, World Society for the Reform of Criminal Law
Executive Board, Association for the Protection of Children
Board, Israel Council for the Rule of Law
Board, Association for Public Law
Board, Council of the Drug Control Authority
Chairperson, Sub-committee on Drug Law Enforcement
Israel Victim Assistance Services Association
Israeli Association of Criminology
Publications:
Reports:
1.Draft proposal for a programme to introduce legal literacy to schoolchildren (in occasion with the Van Leer Institute) (1991).
2."Early Release of Prisoners", (1991) (pp. 132).
3."An Overview of Recent Crime Prevention Legislation in Israel" - from a report prepared on the occasion of the 8th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, August 1990.
4."Policy for Investigation and Prosecution in the Field of Marital Violence", (1989), (pp. 80).
5."Overcrowded Prisons", (1987), (pp. 18).
6."Police Investigations - Complaints of Arabs against Israelis in Judea and Samaria", (1982) (pp. 30).
Articles:
1."Israeli Statement of Reasons Law", American Journal of Comparative Law, 12, 1963.
2."Judicial Control over Administrative Actions", Report to the 7th International Congress of Comparative Law (Jerusalem, 1966).
3.Various articles in the Hebrew language.
Jirí KOVARIK (Czech and Slovak Federation)
Born:14 February 1942. Prague
Nationality:Czech
Marital status:Married, 3 children.
Language skill:English, Czech
Present position:Children Psychologist, Research Worker in the Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs
Educational and professional career. Publications:
1968-69 University College of North Wales - 3 semesters of psychology and philosophy
1973 Graduated from the Charles University, Faculty of Philosophy, speciality - psychology and social sciences
1973-1982Work in the field of substitute family care (children villages, adoption, nurse care) at the same time worked in the Department of Pediatry of the Charles University School of Medicine and in the Cabinet of Psychology of Thomayer Hospital in Krč (he is a student of Dr. Matějíček and Dr. Langmeier)
1982 up to presentResearch Institute of Labour and Social Affairs, speciality - problems of family and family policy, at present he is involved in the research of "Childhood and children in jeopardy"
At the same time he takes part in international research "Childhood as a Social Phenomenon" (European Centre for Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna), author of the chapter "Space and Time of Children in the Interface of Psychology and Sociology"
He was a member of a working group dealing with problems of social policy and the rights of the child (co-author of the publication "The child and the State")
He takes part in the work of the Czechoslovak National Committee for cooperation with UNICEF
He took part in conferences and seminars dealing with problems of childhood, family, rights of the child (Madrid, Amsterdam, Billund, Sofia, etc.)
Different publications in Czech and English
Swithun Tachiona MOMBESHORA (Zimbabwe)
OFFICIAL TITLEDoctor (Dr)
DATE OF BIRTH20 August 1945
MARITAL STATUSMarried to Lucy with 3 sons, & 3 daughters
EDUCATIONALPrimary education: Nyamasanga School
Qualifications1953-1957
St. Marks School - 1958-1960
Secondary education: St. Augustine's
School: Form I to IV, 1961-1964
Fletcher High School: "A" Levels, 1965-1966
UNIVERSITYUniversity College of Rhodesia 1967-1972,
and awarded a medical degree with the
University of Birmingham (M.B., Ch.B)
Diploma in Business Management
(IOO Montreal) 1989-1991)
WORK EXPERIENCE
1990Minister of State for Local Government, Rural and Urban Development. Responsibility involves policy formulation and implementation of physical planning, infrastructural development in rural and urban areas e.g. road construction, provision of water and sanitation, implementing primary health care and primary education.
1988-1990Deputy Minister of Health. Appointed a member of the planning committee for the World Summit for Children held at United Nations Headquarters in September 1990.
1985-1987Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement. Functions as below with added responsibility of acquiring land, planning and settling small farmers.
1981-1985Deputy Minister of Agriculture. The Ministry's responsibility included agricultural extension, research, provision of credit to farmers, agricultural marketing boards, and veterinary services.
1990 to dateMP for Makonde North and part-time medical Practitioner.
1976-1980Private Medical General Practitioner.
1976General Medical Officer, Marondera Hospital.
1975Senior House Officer in paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology for periods of 6 months each.
1974Hospital Medical Officer in the Department of Medicine, Mpilo Hospital.
1973Junior House Officer, Harare Hospital.
CONFERENCE/SEMINAR ATTENDENCES
1.Attended the biennial show of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth in Bath, England (1981) and Harare (1983).
2.Participated in several Food And Agricultural Organization Conferences, International Red Locast Control Conferences for Southern and Central Africa, World Food Council Conferences while in the Ministry of Agriculture.
3.Participated in the International symposium "Communication in Agriculture" (1987) in the International Programme of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
4.Attended the WHO (Afro) Conference in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
5.Completed a study Seminar 124, National health policies: Instruments for implementation held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex in 1988.
6.Attended the Conference of Health Ministers of the Commonwealth in 1989 in Melbourne, Australia.
7.Attended World Summit for Children in 1990 as a delegate.
8.Attended UNICEF Board Meetings in 1991 and 1992.
MEMBERSHIP/POSITIONS IN SOCIETY
1.Member, Committee on the Rights of the Child 1991 to 1993. Now seeking re-election.
2.Member of the Policy Making Central Committee of ZANU (PF), the ruling party in Government of Zimbabwe.
3.Zimbabwe Medical Association.
4.Life Member of the Jairos Jiri Association, an Non-governmental Organization for the care and rehabilitation of the disabled in Zimbabwe.
5.Life Member of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, and a member of its National Executive.
6.Councillor, Indigenous Business Development Centre, and organization to promote and assist informal, small, medium business development in Zimbabwe.
7.Trustee of the Nyami Nyami Wildlife Management Trust: Promotion and development and preservation of indigenous resources for sustainable use.
8.Patron Mhangura Football Club, a super league team. Also promotes tennis and netball among other sporting activities.
Mabel NIETO CARTIN (Costa Rica)
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 September 1935
MARITAL STATUS: Married (husband, Rolando Aguilar)
EDUCATION
Colegio de Sion - primary and secondary - San José, Costa Rica.
Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, New York - Bachelor's Degree. 1952.
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, White Plains, New York, 1952-1954. Science Studies.
University of Illinois, 1962-1964.
Studies in Sociology.
University of Costa Rica.
Faculty of Education.
Graduated as Primary Education Teacher, 1974.
University of Costa Rica.
Faculty of Education.
Certificate of Proficiency in Primary Education, 1976.
University of Costa Rica.
Faculty of Education.
Bachelor's Degree in Education Sciences, 1977.
OTHER STUDIES
Ministry of Education.
Diploma in Handicrafts.
Esempi School, 1964.
University of Michigan.
English Proficiency Diploma, 1960.
Federation of Voluntary Organizations.
Four levels of training in voluntary Work.
Dale Carnegie Course in Human Relations and Effective Speaking, 1978.
EXPERIENCE
Secretary, Cultural Department of the American Embassy, 1958-1961.
Alternate Teacher at the Anglo-American School, 1964-1968.
Vice-Principal of Saint Joseph Primary School, 1972-1973.
Teacher at the Laboratory School of the University of Costa Rica, 1973.
Teacher at the Panamerican School, 1977-1978.
Instructor on a Community Development and Human Relations Course to prepare a group of volunteers, AMIGOS, for work in Latin America, Houston, Texas, 1985.
Instructor in voluntary work at the Federation of Voluntary Organizations since 1978.
POSITIONS HELD
Secretary of the Administrative Council,
Andrea Jiménez Institute, for mentally retarded children and adolescents, 1977-1982.
President of the Engineers' and Architects' Wives' Association, 1967-1968.
Coordinator of the Training Department of the Federation of Voluntary Organizations, 1979-1981,
President and founder-member of the Unión de Hogarcitos (small homes for children), 1981-1982.
President and founder-member of the Association of Children's Homes of Santo Domingo, a private institution which cares for abandoned children, 1980-1986.
Member of the Council on Placement of Minors at the National Bureau for Children, 1981.
Member of the Executive Board of the National Bureau for Children, 1982.
Vice-President of the Unión de Hogarcitos, 1982-1984.
President of the Federation of Voluntary Organizations, 1984-1985.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Santo Domingo Children's Home, 1986-1988.
Executive Coordinator of the VIVAMOS MEJOR (Let's Live Better) Programme, Costa Rica, since 1986.
President of the Association for Socio-Economic Development (APRODESE), 1988-1989.
MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Active member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Member of the International Society of Educators. Membership by invitation.
Active member of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE),
since 1984.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Global Harmony Foundation, a foundation for social development projects with headquarters in Switzerland.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
University of Costa Rica. Honourable mention for maintaining the level of honour student throughout her career.
Association of Engineers' and Architects' Wives.
Honourable Mention, 1976.
Plaque of recognition as a member of the Executive Council of the Andrea Jiménez Institute on the occasion of the International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981.
Honour scroll for service to others awarded by the Union of American Women (UMA), Berta de Gerli Chapter, 1982.
Scroll for work as Promoter of Democracy, awarded by the Pro-Democracy Association of Costa Rica, 1988.
MUJER DE LAS AMERICAS award in 1990. This award is granted annually in each country to outstanding Costa Rican women who have distinguished themselves nationally by excellence in their professional work and by their deep and continued dedication to voluntary service.
Meetings and Conferences
Invited by Coady International Institute to participate in a Seminar entitled "Women in Development: An International Consultation", at the University of St. Francis Xavier, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
First Latin American Meeting on Voluntary Work, Medellin, Colombia, 1984.
World Congress of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), Bogota, Colombia, 1984.
Technical workshops on community development conducted by Dr. Naseeb Dajani, VIVAMOS MEJOR (Let's Live Better) in Switzerland and Costa Rica, 1986.
Workshop on the training of trainers conducted by Dr. Naseeb Dajani, VIVAMOS MEJOR (Let's Live Better), in Switzerland and Costa Rica, 1987.
Workshop on evaluation techniques for community programmes conducted by Dr. Naseeb Dajani, VIVAMOS MEJOR (Let's Live Better), in Switzerland and Costa Rica, 1987.
Adult training workshop, conducted by Dr. Naseeb Dajani, VIVAMOS MEJOR (Let's Live Better), in Switzerland and Costa Rica, 1988.
Scholarship to visit projects on nutrition and sex education in Oregon, United States of America, awarded by the association, Fellows of the Americas, November 1988.
Candidate for one of the 10 places on the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in the elections held during the meeting of the States parties to the
Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York, February 1991.
Speaker at the Congress on Battered Children, held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 1991.
Present occupation
Executive President of the Joint Institute for Social Assistance (IMAS) since May 1990.
Vice-President of the National Committee on the Rights of the Child since August 1990.
Victoria Nwabuaku OKOBI (Nigeria)
Date of birth:19 October 1945
State of originDelta State.
Official AddressNational Commission for Women,
The Presidency, Garki - Abuja.
Primary education:St. Teresa's Convent School, Okigwe, Imo State of Nigeria, 1950 - 1958.
Secondary educationHoly Rosary Secondary School, Ihioma Orlu, 1959 - 1962.
Post secondaryFederal Emergency Science School, Lagos, 1963.
education
University educationBachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, 1968.
Major - Sociology.
Minor - Psychology/Economics.
Certificate Community Mental Health Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, 1970.
Academic Qualification:BA. Hons. Sociology/Psychology - Economics. Certificate Community Mental Health.
Employment experience
1966-1968:Recreation Counsellor, District of Columbia, Department of Recreation, Washington D.C. USA.
1968-1970:Assistant Director, Outreach Programme University of Rochester, Community Mental Health Programme.
1973-1980:Social Development Officer, Federal Ministry of Social Development, Youth, Sport and Culture.
1980-1983:Research Assistant - Office of the Vice President of Nigeria, State House, Lagos. Special Assistant to the Wife of the Vice-President, (On Secondment from the Ministry of Social Development for three years).
1983-1985:Head - Counselling and Corrections Section. Federal Ministry of Social Development, Youth, Sports and Culture.
1985-1990:Head - Home and Children Welfare Division. Federal Ministry of Social Development, Youth, Sports and Culture.
Ad hoc duties:Acting for Director of Social Development while on Tour or leave. ECOWAS Regional Meeting on International Year of Shelter - ECOWAS Meeting of Ministries Responsible for Social Affairs, Lagos, 1986. Chairperson Social Welfare Committee. ECA Regional Meeting on Africa Economic Recovery, Abuja - 1987. Member, Interministerial Task Force on Mass Mobilization for Self Reliance, Economic Recovery and Social Justice MAMSER, 1987, Interministerial Committee on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 1987. Interministerial Committee on Somen Social Problems - 1987.
1990-September 1992Director, Better Life Programmes, National Commission for Women.
Present:Director, Children Department, National Commission for Women.
International ConferencesInternational labour Organization Meeting, Geneva, and meetings attended:1975. Mid Decade United Nations Conference on Women Copenhagen, 1983. Delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Acting as preparatory Body for the End of Decade United Nations Conference, Vienna, 1984 and 1985. Commonwealth Meeting of Ministers responsible for Women's Affairs, Nairobi, July, 1985. United Nations End of Decade of Decade of Conference for Women, Nairobi, July, 1985. Commonwealth Regional Meeting of Permanent Secretaries and Head of Women's Bureau, Ghana, 1986. 6th Session of Board of Trustees (INSTRAW) January, 1986. Commonwealth meeting of Ministers responsible for Women Affairs, Harare, August, 1987. Hunger project Award Receiving Team, London, July, 1991. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Conference of First Ladies, Geneva, February, 1992. Meeting of Africa Regional Coordinating Committee for the Integration of Women in Development (ARCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April, 1992. Universal exposition, Seville 1992, Spain, August 1992. International Conference on Assistance to the African Child, Dakar, Senegal, November, 1992.
Membership of Boards:Member Board of Trustees, United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of women. Member, Board of Trustees, Human Foundation of Nigeria. Member, Board of Trustees, Ladies League Federated.
Membership of voluntaryNational Council of Women Societies. Nigeria
organization:Association of Social Workers. Inner Wheel Club. Ladies League Federated. Old Girls Association.
Marital status:Married with four children.
Effie OWUOR (Kenya)
DATE OF BIRTH21 September 1943
NATIONALITYKenyan
MARITAL STATUSMarried with six children aged between 22 years and 5 years.
FORMAL EDUCATION
1949-1951Bushiangala Primary and Intermediate school. Obtained Common Entrance Examination Certificate and Kenya Primary School Certificate (K.A.P.E.).
1958-1961Butere Girls' High School. Obtained Cambridge Overseas School Certificate ("O" Levels). Awarded the Commonwealth History Prize.
1962-1963Alliance Girls' High School. Obtained Overseas Cambridge Higher School Certificate "A" Level, with three Principal Passes A.A.B. and 1 Subsidiary Pass in General Paper.
1964-1967University of East Africa - University College Dar-es-Salaam, - Obtained Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB).
PRESENT POSITION:Judge of the High Court of Kenya with unlimited jurisdiction in civil, criminal and admiralty cases.
PREVIOUS POSITION:
1963-1964Taught at Mwihila Missionary Secondary School as an untrained Teacher in History and English Literature, Prepared students in both subjects for "O" level examinations.
1967-1968Appointed and served as Assistant Registrar-General Bankruptcy and Official Receiver: Department of the Registrar General
1968Assistant Registrar-General, Coast Province: was in-Charge of Public Trustee, Estate Duty, Civil Marriages, Companies and Official Receiver Sections and all matters pertaining thereof.
1969-1971State counsel in the Attorney-General's Chambers dealing with criminal prosecutions and advising Government Ministries.
1971-1974Appointed, served as first women Resident Magistrate in the Republic presiding over criminal and civil cases.
1975-1980Promoted to first women Senior Resident Magistrate Presiding over both civil and criminal cases.
1981Appointed first women Judge to serve in the High Court of Kenya. Notable decisions in Family Law and Land Law.
TO DATESenior High Court Judge
OTHER PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES
1976-1977Chairman of the Kenya Magistrate Association.
July 1983-
January 1985Served on the Njonjo Commission. Was appointed with two Appellate Judges to the first Ever Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Conduct of a Senior Government Minister and Former Attorney-General, - Produced a joint report to the Government.
1985-1991Commissioner on the Kenya Law Reform Commission. This is a permanent commission charged with the responsibilities of amending, reviewing, updating and codifying existing laws.
1985-1986Travelled on a study tour to India, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong Law Reform Agencies and helped Commissions with initial setting-up of Kenyan Law Reform Commission of which she is still a Commissioner.
1991 to dateAppointed Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on the "Law of the Child" Charged with the responsibility of consulting the Public, carrying out research in the already existing literature and statistics, formulating of a Bill for presentation to the Attorney for enactment by Parliament: Codifying all existing Laws in respect of children and domesticating the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, Kenya having been one of the first 20 countries to ratify the same.
ADDITIONAL PERTINENT
INFORMATION
1.Trustee to the Presidential Famine Relief Fund. A Fund which is utilized in the event of National Famine.
2.Trustee to undugu Society of Kenya which deals with rehabilitation of street Children.
1975:Kenyan Delegate to International Women Conference in Mexico.
1985:Leader of the 2nd Committee for Kenya in the United Nations Women Decade Conference in Nairobi.
1991:Was one of the five Judges who presided over the Tribunal of the World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet held in Miami Florida. Its findings are contained in "The Declaration of the Tribunal of the Miami World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet", in preparation of the 1992 Earth Summit.
WRITINGS:Has authored many papers and delivered several public lectures on law of succession and women, Women's Property Rights, Custody and Maintenance of Children.
Padma RANASINGHE (Sri Lanka)
Date of birth19.05.1940
Designation and theCommissioner of Probation and Child Care Services
date of appointment- 09.03.1988
to the present post
ProfessionSri Lanka Administrative Service
Date of entry into the15.06.1965
Sri Lanka Administrative
Service
Present Grade of theClass I
Sri Lanka
Administrative Service
Educational qualificationsB.A. University Peradeniya 1963
Post-Graduate Diploma on Rural Development Institute of Social Studies, Hague 1977
The posts held previously1. Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Services
2. Assistant Director of Health
3. Deputy Director of Agricultural Development
4. Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of
Education
International seminars
and workshops attended
I.Seminar on Investment in Children in United Kingdom, 16.07.1988 - 02.08.1988
II.Read a paper at a Seminar on Adoption of Children in Melbourne,
Australia, 22.11.1988 - 03.12.1988
III.A workshop on Child Prostitution in Thailand, 1-5 May 1990
IV.Meeting of a Committee of Experts on preparation of an Intercountry Convention on Adoption of Children in Netherlands, 11-21 June 1990
V.Second meeting of the above Committee, 03.04.1991 - 22.04.1991
VI.Third meeting of the same Committee, 03.02.1992 - 14.02.1992
VII.A workshop on prevention of child trafficking in intercountry adoption to ensure the Rights of the Child in Philippines, 06.04.1992 - 14.04.1992
Significant contributions made
to ensure the Rights of the Child
I.To give a Sri Lankan face to the Convention on the Rights of the Child by a Children's Charter
II.To the key role in getting the Adoption Law amended to prevent Child Trafficking
III.To finalize recommendations in Collaboration with relevant Government and Non-Government Agencies for a Consolidated Children Act
IV.To create a strong Public Awareness against all forms of Child Abuse through Mass media
To Tele-Dramas on Child Labour: "Nothalan Kekulu" (Don't abuse the ends) and the Adverse Effects parental negligence on the Child "Yoma Nuwan" (Pay attention and watch them); panel discussions on TV and radio, articles in newspapers and press interviews; public meetings; conducting seminars; active participation at the three meetings of the Special Committee on Drafting a Convention on Intercountry Adoption.
Lily I. RILANTONO (Indonesia)
BornBandung (West Java), 12 December 1932
ReligionMoslem
EDUCATION Graduate as Medical Doctor, Medical School University of Indonesia, 1960
Colombo Plan Fellow in Social Paediatrics in Vancouver, Canada, 1964
Fellow in Neonatology and Nourrison in Paris, France, 1966-1967
Certificate as Paediatrician at the Medical School University of Indonesia
Certificate as Cardiologist, Medical School University of Indonesia, 1971
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTSLecturer in the Department of Child Health, Medical School University of Indonesia, Jakarta, 1960-1977
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cardiology, Medical School University of Indonesia, Jakarta, present appointment
Head, Department of Cardiology, Medical School University of Indonesia, National Cardiac Center "Harapan Kita", Jakarta, 1987 - present
HEALTH POSITION INIndonesian Heart Association:
ORGANIZATIONSPresident, 1984-1987
Chairman of the Publication Council, 1987 - 1990
Indonesian Heart Foundation:
Co-Founder, 1974
Member of the Scientific Council, 1982 - present
Asian Society of Paediatric Cardiology, President, 1987 - 1991
International Society and Federation of Cardiology, Council Member on Paediatric Cardiology, 1986 - present
ASEAN Paediatric Federation:
Co-Founder, 1976
World Health Organization, Member of the "Expert Advisory Panel on Cardiovascular Disease", 1984 - present
Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology:
Vice-President (Zone 2), 1987 - 1991
ASEAN Federation of Cardiology
President, 1986 - 1988
POSITION INChairman, Communication Forum for Indonesian Child Care
NON-GOVERNMENTALand Development, 1984 - present
ORGANIZATIONS
The Indonesian Child Welfare Foundation (ICWF)
Founding member, 1979
Vice-President, 1979 - present
Chief Executive - until present
Permanent Working Group on Child Welfare of the Office of the Minister Coordinating on People's Welfare
Vice-Chairman
Member
International Forum for Child Welfare (IFCW)
Founding member and past executive member founded in Haikko, 1988
Vice-President, 1991 - 1993
Executive Director of the Center for Child Information and Policy Studies (CCPS), 1987 - present
Marta SANTOS PAIS (Portugal)
Place of birthPortugal
Date of birth17 November 1952
Marital statusMarried
EducationLaw degree, Faculty of Law (University of Lisbon)
Present positionAdviser for human rights and legal matters in the Office of Documentation and Comparative Law
Vice-Chairman of the Co-ordinating Committee of the Council of Europe on Childhood Policies
Lecturer in Law at the International University (Lisbon) in the field of International Protection of Human Rights
Member of the Portuguese Commission for the Promotion of Human Rights and Equality in the Field of Education
Member of the Portuguese Commission for International Humanitarian Law
Positions heldLegal Adviser of the Secretary of State of Finance (1976)
Legal Adviser of the Secretary of State for Justice (1977)
Legal Adviser of the Secretary of State for the Public Administration (1978)
Adviser of the Minister of Justice for Legal Affairs and in the field of the international organizations (1978/1980)
Lawyer at the Office of Documentation and Comparative Law (since 1980)
Studies and courses
1.National Institute of Administration (INA)
Introduction to Informatics and Management (1983)
The use of Data Basis (1983)
Management and high officials in the Public Administration (1985)
2.Institute of Human Rights René Cassin, Strasbourg (1983)
3.Centre for Human Rights of the United Nations on the activities of the treaty bodies under international conventions in the field of human rights and the reporting obligations (1988)
4.National Institute of Administration (INA)
French legal terminology (1987)
Engish legal terminology (1988)
5.American Language Institute (Lisbon)
Goethe Institute (Lisbon)
Stages and Fellowships
(a)Stages
Council of Europe - at the Human Rights and at the Legal Affairs Directorates (Strasbourg - 1982)
Corte di Cassazione Italiana, on the Italgiure-Find System (Rome, 1982)
Unidroit (Rome, 1982)
French Ministry of Justice (1983)
(b)Fellowships in the field of human rights
Centre for Human Rights of the United Nations (1983)
Council of Europe, Human Rights Directorate (1985)
Activities in the field of the Rights of the Child
Member Rapporteur of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (since 1991)
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Commentary on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to be published by the Centre for Human Rights and UNICEF (1990 - 1992)
Vice-Chairman of the Co-ordinating Committee of the Council of Europe on Childhood Policies
Member of the Board of the Stichting Children's Rights Publications Foundation
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Association for the Advancement of Children's Rights Information Management
Participation in international meetings in the field of the Rights of the Child
A full listing of international meetings in the field of the rights of the child in which Mrs. Santos Pais has participated is available for consultation at the Secretariat. The following relate to participations in recent meetings:
Participation at the United Nations Working Group on the draft of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
Participation in the meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, including the informal meetings held in Geneva (May 1991) and Quito, Ecuador (June 1992)
Conference on the ratification by Portugal of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1991, Lisbon, Portugal)
African Seminar on International Human Rights standards, organized by the United Nations Centre for Human Rights and the Government of Egypt (1991, Cairo, Egypt)
United Nations workshop on International Human Rights Instruments and reporting obligations (1991, Moscow)
United Nations workshop on International Standards on Human Rights and the Judiciary, including the Judicial Protection of the Child (1991, Bucharest, Romania)
Conference on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1991, Jerusalem)
International Seminar on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1991, Beijing)
Meeting of the National Committees for UNICEF (1992, Lisbon)
Seminar on the Convention on the Rights of the Child with particular reference to the right of the child to express views and to have those views taken into consideration (1992, Nanterre, France)
International Congress on Policies for Children and University Course on Children's Rights, organized by Defence for Children International (1992, Granada, Spain)
Meeting of the Co-ordinating Committee on Childhood Policies of the Council of Europe (1991/1992, Strasbourg, France)
Strasbourg Lectures: "New Human Rights - the Rights of the Child in the Judicial Proceedings", organized by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (1992, Strasbourg, France)
Second East Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, organized by UNICEF (1992, Beijing)
Studies and publications
A full listing of studies and publications by Mrs. Santos Pais is available for consultation at the Secretariat. The following are recent publications:
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Bulletin of Human Rights 91/2, Centre for Human Rights of the United Nations
The Committee on the Rights of the Child - The Review, International Commission of Jurists No. 47, December 1991
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of the Committee - Israel Law Review, vol. 26, 1992
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Commentary on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to be published by the Centre for Human Rights of the United Nations and UNICEF
The judicial protection of the child in the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Bulletin of Documentation and Comparative Law, 1991
The Convention on the Rights of the Child - a new charter of children's rights, July 1992, to be published by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies
The Committee on the Rights of the Child - methods of information gathering and preparation of future reports, August 1991
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Portuguese legislation, December 1991
The reporting system and guidelines for reporting in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, May 1992
The monitoring system of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of national institutions, June 1992
The child in the administration of justice in the light of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, August 1992
United Nations actions in the field of human rights -
The economic, social and cultural rights - Bulletin of Documentation and Comparative Law, to be published in the Bulletin of Documentation and Comparative Law
Alfred ZAMMIT MONTEBELLO (Malta)
Date of birth:1 September 1933
Profession:Educational Psychologist (Chartered Psychologist - UK). Holds B.A. (Hons.), M.Ed., A.F.B.Ps., C. Psychol.
Present position:Director of Social and Family Welfare
Principal Probation Officer.
Qualifications:
1944 - 1950Lyceum (G.C.E. and Matriculation).
1954 - 1956St. Michael's College of Education (Teacher's Certificate).
1961 - 1962University of Liverpool (Certificate in Teaching of Handicapped Children).
1965 - 1968Queen's University, Canada (B.A. with Honours in Psychology, First Class). (Thesis on "Incubation of Passive Avoidance in Rats: Shock Intensity and Pretraining - published in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1969, vol. 69, no. 3, 579-582).
1968 - 1969University of Toronto - M.Ed. in Applied Psychology.
Project in Behaviour Modification Techniques at Clarke Institute of Psychiatry - Toronto.
Positions held
1954 - 1965Teacher in Education Department (including special education).
1969Appointed first Psychologist in the Education Department.
Psychologist in Child Guidance Clinics (Mental Health Clinic, St. Luke's Hospital).
1972Elected Associate Member of the British Psychological Society (later Associate Fellow).
1976Requested to take charge of the Welfare Division and to reorganize Welfare Services in addition to my duties of Educational Psychologist in the Education Department.
1980Appointed Principal Welfare Officer.
1981Appointed Principal Probation Officer.
1985Appointed Assistant to the Magistrate of the Juvenile Court in term of Juvenile Court Act.
1988Appointed Director of Social and Family Welfare.
1987 - 1988Lecturer on Joint Project between University of Malta and University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine - Training of Family Physicians. (Papers on Research presented WONCA Conference, Jerusalem 1989, and published in Academic Medicine 1990).
1990Included in Register of Chartered Psychologists maintained by The British Psychological Society (incorporated by Royal Charter), United Kingdom.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Short-term assignments with United Nations agencies
1981International Labour Organisation: ILO Consultant in Vocational Rehabilitation, Kingdom of Lesotho, Southern Africa.
1985UNICEF: Consultant/Lecturer - Workshop for Medical Personnel engaged in Welfare Centres on the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped, Canton, China - October 1985.
1986International Labour Organisation: Consultant on services for disabled persons, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, November/December 1986.
1988 - 1989International Labour Organisation: Vocational Rehabilitation Expert, Jordan.
1989International Labour Organisation: Consultant - Assessment Placement of Disabled Persons, Jordan.
1990International Labour Organisation: Consultant - Establishment of Sheltered Workshops for Disabled, Jordan.
1991International Labour Organisation: Consultant - Advising Government on future development of Vocational Rehabilitation Activities, Jordan.
1991International Labour Organisation: Consultancy Mission on Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled in Occupied Territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip - Jersualem.
Short-term assignments with Council of Europe
1988 - 1989Council of Europe: Appointed as member of "Study Group" for Social Research on "The Protection of Youths Against Physical and Moral Dangers". Research to be carried out during 1988/1989 on above-mentioned topic in 21 Council of Europe countries and then submit report to Secretary-General on findings plus recommendations. (Resigned position to take up ILO appointment in Jordan.)
Lecturing experience
Since 1969Producer, presenter and contributor on various TV and radio programmes on child development, family, etc.
1974Lecturer in Child and Developmental Psychology, Malta College of Education.
Since 1973Guest Lecturer - Series of lectures in Child Development. Intellectual Assessments, Problems of Sub-Normality, Physical Handicap and Emotional Maladjustment at the Medical School, University of Malta.
Since 1980Part-time lecturer and examiner (Adolescent Psychologist), Faculty of Education, University of Malta.
1986 - 1989Supervisor of Medical Students while on placement at Welfare Services (i.e. family counselling, children in care, probation, juvenile court, services for the handicapped.
1992 - 1993Part-time Lecturer to Post-Graduate Teachers on Educational Psychology.
A full list of lectures may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat.
Short fellowships/Conferences attended
1984Liechtenstein (Vaduz) - Meeting to discuss Draft Questionnaire submitted by Malta on "The family in times of economic crisis" in preparation for Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs to be held in Malta in June 1985.
1985Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs - The Family in Times of Economic Stress - Malta, June 1985.
1987Represented Minister of Social Policy at: XXth Session of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs: Theme - Recent Developments in Family Structures and Future Perspectives, Brussels, May 1987.
1987United Nations Interregional Consultation on Development and Social Welfare Policies and Programmes organized by the Economic and Social Council, Vienna, 7-15 September 1987.
1989Paper in "Training Model for Family Physicians - WONCA Conferences": Jerusalem May 1989.
1990Paper published in "Academic Medicine New Faculty Training Model for Countries Developing Academic Family Medicine Programmes" - Johnson and Zammit Montebello.
1992Council of Europe - European Committee on Migration - Strasbourg.
A full list of fellowships and conferences attended may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat.
Professional Boards and Government Commissions
Since 1969Hon. Consultant Psychologist - Malta Welfare Society for the Mentally Retarded.
Since 1980Liaison Officer for Malta to the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs.
1977 - 1981Member - Commission for the Development of Higher Education (Universities).
1978 - 1982Chairman - National Commission for the United Nations International Year for Disabled Persons, 1981.
Since 1978Member of the Disablement Resettlement Advisory Committee (Ministry of Labour and Social Services).
Since 1980Chairman of Advisory Board established under the Children's and Young Persons (Care Order) Act, 1980.
Since 1982Member - Advisory Council for Education.
Since 1984Member - Community Chest Fund under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Malta responsible for fund-raising and distribution of funds to charitable voluntary bodies including various welfare organizations of handicapped persons.
1984Member - Board to advise Minister of Education on classes for low achieving students in Primary and Secondary Schools.
1984Member - Working Committee regarding needs of handicapped, with representatives of the Education Department, Social Services Department and General Council for the handicapped.
1984Member representing Department of Social Services on "National Committee on Aging".
1985Chairman - National Coordinating Committee of Government Departments (Health, Education and Welfare) and representatives of Federation of Welfare Organization of the Handicapped.
1986Member - (Hospitals) Welfare Committee. Advising Minister on Problems of mental patients and senior citizens in residential hostels/hospitals.
Since 1987Deputy Chairman - National Council for the Handicapped.
1992Board Member - Institute for Social Work - University of Malta.
TRADE UNIONIST/CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
1970 - 1976Council Member - Graduates Teachers' Association.
1973 - 1980President - Teenagers Correspondence Club (Counselling for youths, etc.).
1974 - 1976President - National Association for Remedial Teachers.
1974 - 1980Council Member - Malta Union of Teachers.
1976 - 1984President - National Association for Counsellors.
Since 1979Chairman - Hbiebtac-Centru Hidman Socjall (Welfare Society which brings together staff of Sheltered Workshops for the handicapped, parents and handicapped and volunteers to organize recreational, sporting, cultural activities, etc. for handicapped adolescents and young adults).
1992President - Malta Union of Professional Psychologists.
A full list of trade-unionist and cultural activities may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat.
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