CSC submission to the UNCRC, 54th session: Guatemala

Summary

This paper is the Consortium for Street Children’s (CSC) submission on Guatemala to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child during its 54th session. The issue of children living and working on the streets of Guatemala continues to remain an issue which needs urgent and adequate attention and resources devoted to it. It vital that the State Party strongly support and cooperate with NGOs helping children already on the street and preventing other children from getting there, thereby working towards the full implementation of a National Plan of Action for Street Children as recommended in the 2001 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s report on Guatemala. Levels of violence against street children also needs urgent attention, with the continuation of police training in child rights and child protection, with particular emphasis on street children. The State Party is recommended to seek the advice of international organisations and NGOs, such as CSC and its members.