This brochure attempts to bring together, in a single document, all the agreements, protocols and instruments that have been signed and ratified.
and national legal systems of the 15 ECOWAS Member States, as well as the international and national legal
ECOWAS instruments relating to Child Protection. The information in
this brochure are from the National Directors of the Ministries in charge of the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources.
the Child in ECOWAS Member States and have been extracted from the Review's reports by
Peers on the protection of children in mobility in the region. The Annual Review meeting
The Peer Review on the protection of this category of children is organized by the Gender Department.
and Social Affairs of ECOWAS in partnership with the International Social Service - Africa
of the West (SSI-AO). The content of the section on ECOWAS is taken from the "Strategic Framework for
ECOWAS for the Strengthening of National Child Protection Systems in order to
prevent and respond to Violence, Abuse and Exploitation of Children in West Africa".
For each country, the information is organized in 5 categories:
- International instruments
- African Agreements
- ECOWAS Agreements
- Bi and multilateral agreements
- National Legislation