Mexico presents its 6th and 7th periodic report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Mexico presents its 6th and 7th periodic report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

• The Mexican delegation presented the progress made in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the civil and political rights of children and adolescents, family environment, health, and education

The Government of Mexico presented its consolidated 6th and 7th periodic report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mexico reaffirmed its commitment to fulfilling its international human rights obligations, and its openness to dialogue and international scrutiny, by carrying out this exercise for the fifth time.

The Mexican delegation presented the progress made in implementing the Convention, including the civil and political rights of children and adolescents, family environment, protection of children and adolescents, health, and education.

They also reported that, during the current administration, the percentage of people under 18 living in multidimensional poverty fell from 50.3% in 2018 to 45.8% in 2022.

In her remarks, Francisca Méndez Escobar, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, highlighted that over recent years, the Mexican Government's approach has shifted from an assistance model to one where children and adolescents are recognized as full rights holders.

Roberto de León Huerta, Director General of Human Rights and Democracy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that promoting and protecting the human rights of children and adolescents is central to Mexico's foreign policy and a fundamental, cross-cutting aspect of national public policies.

In the morning segment of the presentation, Lizbeth Rosas Montero, Director General of Regulations, Promotion, and Dissemination of Children's and Adolescents' Rights at the National System for Integral Family Development (SNDIF), presented the results of two "Can You Hear Me?" consultations, in which more than 1.2 million children and adolescents participated in 2022 and around two million in 2024.

In the afternoon session, María Constanza Tort San Román, Acting Head of the Executive Secretariat of the National System for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (Sipinna), emphasized that 32 state systems and more than 1,800 municipal protection systems have been established.

Nuria Fernández Espresate, Head of the National System for Integral Family Development, said that SNDIF, in coordination with State and Municipal DIF Systems, has created safe spaces called "Protection Circles" for children and adolescents in the context of human mobility.

Oliver Castañeda Correa, Federal Attorney for the Protection of Children and Adolescents, reported on specific actions carried out by the Federal Attorney's Office and state and municipal attorney's offices to protect and restore the rights of children and adolescents in Mexico.

The presentation also included the participation of Arturo Guerrero Zazueta, Director General of Human Rights, Gender Equality, and International Affairs of the Federal Judiciary Council, and representatives from the Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of Health, and the National Women's Institute.