The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child draws its mandate from articles 32-46 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which was adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the OAU on 11th July 1990 and came into force on 29th November 1999.
The Committee holds two ordinary sessions each year.
The Day of the African Child (DAC) was instituted in 1991 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU
The 40th Ordinary Session of ACERWC will be held from 23rd Nov - 1st Dec 2022
