64. The Committee welcomes the integration of adolescents health in the National Health Policy, and the creation of sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents in 2008. The Committee is, however, concerned about the high number of pregnancies among girls and the discrepancy in access to sexual and reproductive health services between urban and rural areas. The Committee notes the training, education and awareness-raising activities to prevent the use of harmful drugs by children but remains concerned about their use by adolescents, with some starting to use drugs before the age of 15.
Year | 2019 |
Topic | Other Health-related issues |
Document Type | Country Recommendations |
Country | Cabo Verde |
Policy Area | Education and information |
Human Rights Comiteee | CRC |
Human Rights | Right to health Right to education Reproductive rights Right to information |
Groups Affected | Women and/or girls Children and adolescents |
Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Cabo Verde, CRC/C/CPV/CO/2 (2019). Par. 64. Available at: http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2fPPRiCAqhKb7yhslnBTpuuAw%2f%2b74cgBUuvp98ixU1BnIBw2XvKuz%2boZhvpu3frlJYR3qLMOOAJLG%2bHbp8qvThVvhusU7wjqqVZDtJH5qFG7JaN5wIum7H13UJN