First meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and requested that, subsequent to its work on the Country Profile, the WG progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024).
The first meeting of the WG was held online on 29 May 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 18 delegates representing 14 Members, as well as by members of the PB. During the meeting, participants discussed the draft Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention, taking into account comments provided by Members and Contracting Parties ahead of the Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions in October 2023.
More information on the 1996 Child Protection Convention is available on the HCCH website.