regional training programmes for members of the armed forces relating to the protection of children and women
during armed conflicts;
V
Protection of refugee and internally displaced children
20.
Welcomes:
(a)
The development of field activities at an operational level initiated by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees in cooperation with relevant partners, in particular the training and capacity-building
initiative “Action for the Rights of Children”;
(b)
The report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons
(E/CN.4/1999/79 and Add.1-2) and notes the comments received on the Guiding Principles on Internal
Displacement (E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex), invites the Representative to continue to pay specific attention to
the special needs of children and calls upon all States to cooperate with and assist the Representative;
21.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
And other parties to armed conflicts to bear in mind that refugee and internally displaced
children are particularly exposed to risks in connection with armed conflicts, such as being forcibly recruited or
subjected to sexual violence, abuse or exploitation, and stresses the special vulnerability of unaccompanied
refugee and internally displaced children, and calls upon Governments and United Nations bodies and
organizations to give those situations urgent attention, enhancing protection and assistance mechanisms;
(b)
To increase protection of refugee and internally displaced children, including through policies
for their care, well-being and development, in such areas as health, education and psychosocial rehabilitation,
with the necessary international cooperation, in particular with the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Representative of the Secretary-General on
internally displaced persons and the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in accordance with their obligations under the Convention on the
Rights of the Child;
(c)
And United Nations bodies and agencies, in coordination with other international humanitarian
organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, to ensure the early identification and
registration of unaccompanied refugee and internally displaced children, to give priority to programmes for
family tracing and reunification, and to pay particular attention to the special protection needs of children with a
view to developing programmes for voluntary repatriation, local integration and resettlement;
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