Rights of the child A/RES/74/133 line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and taking into account the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children; 34 35. Also urges States to take action to ensure the enjoyment of human rights for all children without parental care, in accordance with the international human rights framework, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, not least the rights to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, education, to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age and maturity of the child, and also to take action to provide a range of alternative care options and to protect all children without parental care, including by: (a) Promoting the implementation of international frameworks, and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, including through training on those for care staff and others working with children, and strengthening national legislation, regulations and policies to protect the rights of children without parental care; (b) Ensuring the availability of a comprehensive range of quality accessible and disability-inclusive alternative care options, in the best interests of the child and on a case-by-case basis, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and by taking into account the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, for emergency, short-term and long-term care; (c) Strengthening regulation, including registration, licensing, oversight and accountability mechanisms, promoting the development and dissemination of evidence-based methods, and monitoring and assessing the quality of care and status of children and all other circumstances relevant to the placement in all alternative care settings, including kinship care settings, through a periodic review, to ensure that the rights and the best interests of the child are upheld and that children are able to report violence, abuse and other concerns; (d) Improving data collection, information management and reporting systems related to children without parental care in all settings and situations in order to close existing data gaps and develop global and national baselines, including by investing in quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data through capacity building, financial support and technical assistance and ensuring that qual ity data guides policymaking; (e) Ensuring adequate and systematic training in the rights of the child, including by encouraging States to take the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children into account for professional groups working with and for children, including with children without parental care, including specialized judges, law enforcement officials, lawyers, social workers, medical doctors, care professionals, health professionals and teachers, and coordination among various governmental bodies involved in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child; (f) Prioritizing quality alternative care options over institutionalization with the best interests of the child as the primary consideration, and, where relevant, adopting policies, strategies and comprehensive plans of action in that respect, including by implementing relevant reforms, developing or reforming legislation, budget allocation, awareness-raising campaigns, training, and increasing the capacity of all relevant actors; (g) Progressively replacing institutionalization with quality alternative care, including, inter alia, family and community-based care and, where relevant, __________________ 34 19-22229 Resolution 64/142, annex. 11/15

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