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The [Convention]<ref>http://treaties.un.org/Pages/Treaties.aspx?id=4&subid=A&lang=en</ref> has been signed and ratified by nearly all countries ― members of the UN organization (the USA and Somalia have signed but not yet ratified the Convention). | The [Convention]<ref>http://treaties.un.org/Pages/Treaties.aspx?id=4&subid=A&lang=en</ref> has been signed and ratified by nearly all countries ― members of the UN organization (the USA and Somalia have signed but not yet ratified the Convention). | ||
The incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of Child into the Republic's municipal law is stated in Law 243 of 1990. The ratification of the Convention by the Republic is also recorded in the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Convention has been repeatedly mentioned in statements made by the Representative of the Republic to the UN (1998, 1999, 2000). | The incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of Child into the Republic's municipal law is stated in [Law 243 of 1990]<ref>http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/sws/sws.nsf/dmllegislation_gr/dmllegislation_gr?OpenDocument&Start=1&Count=1000&Expand=3</ref>. The ratification of the Convention by the Republic is also recorded in the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Convention has been repeatedly mentioned in statements made by the Representative of the Republic to the UN (1998, 1999, 2000). | ||
The full text of the Convention can be accessed through the websites of UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the English edition of the Social Welfare Services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance. | The full text of the Convention can be accessed through the websites of UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the English edition of the Social Welfare Services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance. | ||
