Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure

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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Drafted 19 December 2011
Location New York[1]
Effective 14 April 2014[1]
Condition 10 ratifications
Signatories 50[1]
Parties 21
Depositary UN Secretary-General
Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish[1]

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure is a treaty open to states that are party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Protocol was adopted by the United Nations' General Assembly on 19 December 2011 and entered into force on 14 April 2014, following ratification by 10 states.

As of mid-November 2015, it has been signed by 50 states and ratified by 21 states.

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