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Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Digitalisation and Public Governance
  5. The Committee recommends that the State Party ensure the realization of children’s rights in accordance with the Convention, and the Optional Protocol thereto on …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsRatification, reservation, and incorporationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Health and Care Services
  6. The Committee welcomes the new policy framework aimed at ensuring an assessment of best interests in the process of lawmaking and guaranteeing children’s involvement …

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7. The Committee regrets that the State Party has not formulated a clear and comprehensive national plan of action for implementing the Convention at different levels, and recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) Adopt a comprehensive national plan of action that encompasses national, regional and central governments and the different sectors of services and ensure that the …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansConsultationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) Design the national plan of action in collaboration, inter alia, with local and regional authorities, professionals from different sectors, civil society organizations – in …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (c) Strengthen multi-agency and integrated service delivery in line with legal reforms undertaken in 2022, by addressing obstacles such as inadequate resources, structural barriers and …

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8. Recalling its general comment No. 19 (2016) on public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Statistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Finance
  (a) Strengthen its budgeting process to include clear allocations to children, specific indicators and a tracking system to monitor and evaluate the adequacy, efficacy and …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (b) Allocate sufficient budgetary resources for the implementation of children’s rights, on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the needs of children, in particular …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Children and Families
  (c) Establish a mechanism to follow up on municipalities facing considerable challenges, eliminate regional disparities in service provision and ensure that all municipalities meet all …
• Type of action: ConsultationInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of FinanceMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (d) Systematically involve and consult children in the processes of local and national budgeting, including ensuring the participation of children in vulnerable situations

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9. Recalling its general comment No. 5 (2003) on general measures of implementation of the Convention and the previous recommendations of the Committee and other treaty bodies, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Statistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (a) Expeditiously improve its data-collection system and ensure that disaggregated data collected on children’s rights cover all areas of the Convention and the Optional Protocols …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (b)  Take measures to ensure sufficient analysis of the situation of children exposed to intersecting forms of discrimination, including with regard to the rights of …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Finance
  (c) Design and introduce data-protection safeguards to prevent the abuse of official statistics

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10. The Committee takes note of the State Party’s decision to strengthen children’s opportunities to make complaints and appeal decisions in matters concerning them and to improve information to children about their right to appeal. In the light of the fact that the Ombudsperson for Children and the Norwegian Human Rights Institution are not mandated to receive individual complaints and that Parliament has instructed the Government to strengthen the national complaints mechanism, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsInstitutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Health and Care Services
  (a) Ensure that all children have access to: (i) child-friendly and independent complaints mechanisms in all areas of law, and in schools, foster-care systems, alternative …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) Raise awareness among children of their right to file a complaint under existing mechanisms
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Justice and Public Security
  (c) Ensure systematic and mandatory training for all relevant professionals working with children on child-friendly procedures and remedies, children’s rights and the Convention

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11. Recalling the Committee’s recommendation to increase awareness of children’s rights in policymaking bodies and municipal administrations, the Committee is concerned about the lack of awareness and training among policymakers and professionals, in particular local policymaking bodies and municipal administration. The Committee recommends that the State Party take measures:

• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationTraining and capacity buildingFollow-up of recommendationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) To ensure systematic awareness-raising and training for all municipal policymakers and local and regional administrations on the legal status of the Convention and the …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationTraining and capacity buildingResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (b) To strengthen the county governors’ role in and resources for the dissemination of the Convention and the Committee’s concluding observations and the monitoring and …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (c) To strengthen the responsibility of the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs to raise awareness of and provide training on implementation of the …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Climate and Environment
  12. While welcoming the Transparency Act, the Committee is concerned that due diligence duties on environmental issues are excluded from the definition of human rights …

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13. Welcoming the action plan on gender and sexual diversity (2023–2026), the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationLaws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Labour and Social Inclusion
  (a) Strengthen measures, both online and offline, including awareness-raising campaigns, to combat and prevent expressions of racism, hate speech and discrimination against Sami children and …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development
  (b) Accelerate the implementation of the action plan to combat discrimination against Sami people
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Labour and Social InclusionMinistry of Education and Research
  (c) Improve awareness about racism and discrimination among children with minority backgrounds
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Labour and Social Inclusion
  (d) Continue to address discrimination faced, in particular, by asylum‑seeking and migrant children, children with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children

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14. Welcoming the fact that the principle of the best interests of the child is enshrined in the State Party’s Constitution and that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in the adoption of all policies, legislation and by-laws, but concerned that in different situations they are not given adequate weight, and recalling its general comment No. 14 (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  (a) Develop national criteria and guidelines for determining the best interests of the child to be followed consistently by all authorities that make decisions affecting …
• Type of action: Institutions, practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Labour and Social Inclusion
  (b) Strengthen measures to ensure that the right of children to have their best interests taken as a primary consideration is appropriately integrated into and …