CRC/GC/2005/6
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CONTENTS
Paragraphs
Page
I.
OBJECTIVES OF THE GENERAL COMMENT ..................
1-4
5
II.
STRUCTURE AND SCOPE OF THE GENERAL
COMMENT .............................................................................
5-6
6
III.
DEFINITIONS .........................................................................
7 - 11
6
IV.
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES ..................................................
12 - 30
7
12 - 17
7
(a)
V.
Legal obligations of States parties for all unaccompanied
or separated children in their territory and measures for
their implementation ....................................................
(b)
Non-discrimination (art. 2) ..........................................
18
8
(c)
Best interests of the child as a primary consideration
in the search for short and long-term solutions
(art. 3) ..........................................................................
19 - 22
9
(d)
Right to life, survival and development (art. 6) ...........
23 - 24
9
(e)
Right of the child to express his or her views
freely (art. 12) ..............................................................
25
10
(f)
Respect for the principle of non-refoulement ..............
26 - 28
10
(g)
Confidentiality .............................................................
29 - 30
11
RESPONSE TO GENERAL AND SPECIFIC
PROTECTION NEEDS ...........................................................
31 - 63
11
(a)
Initial assessment and measures ..................................
31 - 32
11
(b)
Appointment of a guardian or adviser and legal
representative (arts. 18 (2) and 20 (1)) ........................
33 - 38
12
Care and accommodation arrangements
(arts. 20 and 22) ...........................................................
39 - 40
13
Full access to education
(arts. 28, 29 (1) (c), 30 and 32) ....................................
41 - 43
14
Right to an adequate standard of living (art. 27) .........
44 - 45
15
(c)
(d)
(e)