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NINTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYNA FIRST SESSION (2006-2008) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO.
60 WHEREAS Article 212U of the Constitution provides for the establishment of a Rights of the Child Commission; AND WHEREAS in accordance with Article 212U(2Xa) of the Constitution, the Rights of the Child Commission shall consist of— (a) "not less than five nor more than fifteen members, with expertise in issues affecting children, nominated by entities, by a consensual mechanism determined by the National Assembly, after the entities which shall include the Ministry with responsibility for children's affairs, the Ministry of Education, and organizations representing the interests of youth, are determined by the votes not less than two-thirds of all elected members of the National Assembly; and (b) A member who shall be a nominee, without the right to vote, chosen by and from each of the following Commissions: the Human Rights Commission, Ethnic Relations Commission, Women and Gender Equality Commission and Indigenous People's Commission."
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I- AND WHEREAS the Committee on Appointments, having deliberated on the identification of the entities for nomination to the Rights of the Child Commission unanimously agreed and proposes that the Commission be comprised of 15 nominations from the list of entities in the First Schedule in the following categories: Service Religion Youth Women Other 2 3 3 3 1 Ministry of Education - 1 Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security National Commission on Rights of the Child - 1 1 AND WHEREAS the Committee also unanimously agreed on the consensual mechanism to guide the process for consultation and nomination of Members to the said Rights Commission herein at the Second Schedule, RESOLVED, That this National Assembly approves the proposed representation of the above-mentioned categories from the list of entities; FURTHER RESOLVED, That this National Assembly approves the entities to nominate Members of the Rights of the Child Commission, in accordance with Article 212U (2)(a) of the Constitution, as set out in the First Schedule attached; 1- /...3 • r ~ 7 FURTHER RESOLVED, That this National Assembly approves the consensual mechanism, outlined in the Second Schedule attached_ Passed by the National Assembly on Friday, 13th June, 200& L CO JAH Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly L. COONJAH DEPUTY CLERK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 119C OF THE CONSTITUTION (FIRST SCREDITLE) Proposed entities to be consulted for the Nomination of Members of the Rights of the Child Commission SERVICE Community Based Rehabilitation Programme Friends of the Needy Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic Guyana Girl Guides Association Guyana Lions District Governor Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association Help and Shelter Kids First Foundation Radio Needy Children's Fund Rotary District Governor Salvation Army Scouts Association of Guyana The Guyana Red Cross Society Young Men's Christian Association Young Women Christian Association RELIGION
 Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha Guyana Council of Churches 7i YOUTH AFC Youth Arm Central Baptist Youth Fellowship Church of Christ Youth Group Dharmic Naujawan (Dharmic Youth) Diocesan Youth Centre Full Gospel Youth Fellowship Gandhi Youth Organisation Guyana Congregational Young People's Union Guyana JtmiorChambeT (Jaycee) Guyana Network of Schools Health Clubs Guyana Youth Challenge Guyana Youth Development Association Guyana Youth and Student Movement Hauraruni Full Gospel Youth Training Centre Hinterland Students Council Methodist Youth Club Moravian Youth Club Muslim Youth Organisation National Youth Commission President's Youth Award: Republic of Guyana Progressive Youth Organisation Rights of the Child Roman Catholic Youth Office Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinders The United Force Youth Arm Trade's Union Youth Movement University of Guyana Student's Society Volunteer Youth Corps Working People's Alliance Youth Organisation Youth Ambassadors First Assembly of God .4 I 4 WOMEN AFC Women's Arm Anglican Mothers' Union Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (Women's arm) Church Women United Congregational Women's Union Federation of AME Women Guyana Association of Women's Lawyers Guyana Federation of Women Institutes Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha- Mahila Mandale Guyana Nurses' Association Guyanese Women in Development (GUYWID) Lutheran Church Women Methodist Women's League National Commission on Women National Congress of Women Police Wives' Association Red Thread Women's Development Project Rural Women's Development Network The United Force Women's Auxiliary TUC Women's Advisory Council Women Across Differences Women's Progressive Organisation OTHER African Cultural Development Association Amerindian People's Association Guyana Association of Professional Soc;a1 Workers Guyana Human Rights' Association Guyanese Organisation of Indigenous Peoples Indian Arrival Committee Ministry of Health National Amerindian Development Fund National
 Commission on Disabilities The Amerindian Association of Guyana The Rastafarian Council SECOND SCHEDULE Consensual Mechanism for the Nomination by Entities for Members of the Rights of the Child Commission All the Entities in each Group, immediately on the passage of this motion, shall be written to by the Clerk of the National Assembly inviting them to meet as a group, to select their nominees and to send a representative's on an appointed day/date, time to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee to Appoint Members of Commissions, at the Parliament Buildings to present the name/s of their nominee/s for Membership on the Rights of the Child Commission.
A deadline shall be set by the Clerk of the National Assembly on the advice of the Standing Committee, by which time it would be formally notified of the names and other requested particulars of the Nominee/s, the process used for the selection of the Nominee/s by the entity, and a statement to the effect that the Nominee/s is/are supported and accepted by that entity.
The Nominee/s chosen to represent the Group must be person/s who are competent to contribute positively to the work of the Commission and who are committed to ensuring that it discharges all of its functions.

They should have earned public respect and be of unquestionable honesty and integrity.

The process used must be demonstrated to be unbiased and transparent.
It is important that the Nominee/s obtain the unquestioned support and acceptance of the Entity nominating them as well as the Entities within the Group.

Where there is a recognized "umbrella organization" in the list of entities for that Group, the Clerk shall write to that organization and copy his letter to each of the "constituent entities" within the Group.

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