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Our work

The purpose of MOCIA is to provide the following services to all the peoples in the Marshall Islands:


Administration
Cultural & Social Affairs
Central Adoption Authority
Child Rights Office
Community Development
Disability Coordination Office
Ebeye Office
  • Administration
  • Registrar General's Office
  • Gender in Development
  • Disability Office
Electoral Administration
Gender in Development
Human Rights Office
Local Government Affairs
Registrar General's Office
Senior Citizens Affairs
V7AB
Youth Service Bureau
Alele Museum, Library and National Archives
Cultural & Historical Preservation Office

RMI Parliament Acts & International Treaties for MOCIA


These are the Nitijela Acts that guide our work.

Click on the Act to be directed to the RMI Parliament Act page.

Please Note: Some Acts may have been amended over time, the amendments are separate documents.

In addition to our national laws, MOCIA is also tasked to implement, monitor and report on international treaties and covenants the RMI is a signatory to :
  • Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 02 March 2006
    • Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women – 2019

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 1993
    • Optional Protocol on the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution & child pornography – 29 January 2019 (accession)
    • Optional Protocol on the CRC on a Communications Procedure – 29 January 2019 (accession)

  • International Covenant on the Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - 2018

  • International Covenant on the Economic, Social, Cultural Rights (ICESCR) - 12 March 2018

  • International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) - 11 April 2019

  • Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – 12 March 2018

  • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability – 2015


Title 2 – ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA ACT

Title 4 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PART VIII- RELATIONS WITH CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

TITLE 7 - PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE - CHAPTER 16 REGISTRATION OF PERSONS

TITLE 26 – FAMILY - CHAPTER 4 - BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION

TITLE 9 - PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES

TITLE 10 - PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 4 - THE MARSHALL ISLANDS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD


TITLE 11 – FINANCE - CHAPTER 7 - MINISTRY OF CULTURE & INTERNAL AFFAIRS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND

TITLE 26 – FAMILY - CHAPTER 5 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

TITLE 26 – FAMILY - CHAPTER 8 – ADOPTIONS

TITLE 45 - HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION  CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL ARCHIVES

TITLE 45 - HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 2 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION


CHILD PROTECTION ACT 2015

RIGHTS OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY ACT 2015

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ACT 2015

SENIOR CITIZEN ACT 2018

GENDER EQUALITY ACT 2019



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  • Home
  • About
    • Minister
    • Executive Team
    • Organizational Structure
    • Our Partners
    • Job opportunities
  • Our Work
    • Administration, Finance & Personnel
    • Cultural & Social Affairs
    • Central Adoption Authority
    • Child Rights Office
    • Community Development
    • Disability Coordination Office
    • Ebeye Office
    • Electoral Administration
    • Human Rights Office
    • Gender in Development
    • Local Government Affairs
    • Registrar General's Office
    • Senior Citizen Office
    • V7AB
    • Youth Services Bureau
  • Events
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact