Third meeting of the WG on Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 13 May 2026, the third meeting of the Working Group (WG) on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting had close to 65 registered delegates and other experts, representing 31 HCCH Members, two Observer non-Member Contracting Parties and one Observer organisation, in addition to members of the PB.
Pursuant to its mandate (C&D No 26 of CGAP 2024), the WG continued its work on the development of a Model Form for requests under Article 33. Participants discussed amendments to the draft Model Form as well as matters of consistency with the Cooperation Request Model Form.
More information on the 1996 Child Protection Convention is available on the HCCH website.