In Austria, the criteria for removing and placing children in alternative care settings are not harmonized, and unnecessary surgical interventions are performed on intersex children. The committee also clearly states that the Austrian climate protection regulations are not sufficient to guarantee the child's right to the highest attainable standard of health.

The Committee recommends to Austria to continue to take preventive and protection measures to address female genital mutilation, including the provision of social, psychological, medical and rehabilitative services and training of relevant professionals and awareness-raising programmes. It also recommends to abolish the law that bans young girls from wearing headscarves in primary schools, classing them as ideological or religious clothing, because it may lead to girls’ exclusion from mainstream education.

Data is missing for children with disabilities in alternative care and there is no comprehensive plan for the deinstitutionalization of children with disabilities. Schools, playgrounds and other public spaces are not accessible and children with disabilities are rather seen as an object than as right holders. Comprehensive measures for inclusive education are not implemented. The Committee recommends to ensure that children with disabilities have effective access to public services and spaces and improve the physical accessibility of all public and private buildings, spaces and means of transport in all Länder.

The committee recommends to the state party to strengthen measures to address obesity in children and actions to promote a healthy lifestyle, including physical activity. Also, they recommend to ensure the availability of qualified and specialized health staff in all Länder, particularly paediatricians in rural areas.

The Committee is concerned about the prevalence of psychological health conditions, such as those related to anxiety, depression, self-injury and attention deficit and eating disorders. To improve the situation, the Committee recommends to continue to increase the availability and accessibility of child and adolescent mental health services and programmes.

Children’s rights to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and an adequate standard of living is not compatible with Austria's insufficient climate mitigation politics.

Instead of 0.7 per cent of gross national income Austria only uses 0.29 per cent for official development assistance.

The Committee is concerned that the number of children in detention has increased. To improve the situation, the Committee recommends that Austria starts working towards a time limit of 30 days for children in pretrial detention and ensure that the circumstances under which such a time limit can exceptionally be extended is clearly defined in law.

Children born out of wedlock to Austrian parents do not receive Austrian citizenship retroactive.