Greenland
Authorities and ministries Naalakkersuisut, the Government of Greenland, has been ordered by Inatsisartut, the Parliament of Greenland, to develop an action plan81 for compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Parliament of Greenland has also ordered the Government of Greenland to draw up an action plan for monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2022. Isumaginninnermut, Ilaqutariinnut Inatsisinillu Atuutsitsinermut Naalakkersuisoqarfik, The Minister of Health, Social Affairs and Justice in Greenland coordinates disability policy in Greenland. Inatsisartut ombudsmandiat, The Ombudsman for the Parliament of Greenland, monitors compliance with law by self-government and the municipalities. The office has specific contact persons for children. Tilioq, the institution for spokespersons for the disabled, is an institution that works to secure and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. Tilioq is a politically independent institution under Greenland’s self-government authorities. The institution comprises a spokesperson for persons with disabilities and a secretariat with three employees. The spokesperson is the manager of the secretariat and is employed and appointed by the Government of Greenland. Meeqqat illersuisuat or MIO is a National Advocacy Centre working for Children’s Rights. MIO comprises a Spokesperson for Children who heads a secretariat with six permanent employees. The spokesperson is employed by the Government of Greenland and acts as a Spokesperson for Children for
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81 Link to document detailing the deliberation of the issue
