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of the child and child-sensitive procedures, such as those that prevent family
separation and reunite families when family separation occurs;
(q) Taking measures to ensure that all children who are separated from their
parents in accordance with applicable law and procedures, and where such separation
is necessary for the best interests of the child, are promptly referred to child protection
authorities and provided with appropriate and quality alternative care, inter alia,
family and community-based care;
(r) Promoting alternatives to detention for children and taking steps to
minimize the risk of violence against children in detention, as well as encourage and
facilitate frequent family visits and regular contact and communication between
children and their family members unless it is in the child ’s best interest not to do so,
as well as with the outside world, and to ensure that no child should be subject to
torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or that
disciplinary sanctions for detained children do not include a prohibition of contact
with family members;
(s) Taking appropriate measures to prevent and respond to the separation of
children from their families in humanitarian contexts, inter alia, by giving priority to
family tracing and family reunification and reintegration, and, where appropriate, to
cooperate with international humanitarian and refugee organizations, including by
facilitating their work, in line with their obligations under international law;
(t) Taking appropriate measures to protect children who are victims of
trafficking and are deprived of parental care, as well as enacting and enforcing
legislation to prevent and combat the trafficking in and exploitation of children in
care facilities, and supporting children who are victims of human trafficking in
returning to their families and in receiving appropriate mental health and
psychological assistance that is victim-centred and trauma-informed, and taking
appropriate measures to prevent and address the harms related to volunteering
programmes in orphanages, including in the context of tourism, which can lead to
trafficking and exploitation;
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Follow-up
36. Expresses its gratitude for the work of Ms. Marta Santos Pais and
welcomes the appointment of Ms. Najat Maalla M'jid as the Special Representative
of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, pursuant to its resolution
62/141 of 18 December 2007, expresses its support for her work, and recognizes the
progress achieved since the establishment of the mandate of the Special
Representative, as extended by the General Assembly in its resolution 73/155, in
promoting the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in
all regions and in advancing the implementation of the recommendations of the
United Nations study on violence against children, including through partnerships
with regional organizations, as well as advocacy through thematic consultations, field
missions and thematic reports addressing emerging concerns;
37. Urges all States, requests United Nations agencies, funds and programmes
and invites regional organizations and civil society, including non -governmental
organizations, to cooperate with the Special Representative of the Secretary -General
on Violence against Children in promoting the further implementation of the
recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children and in
supporting Member States in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, 25 encourages States to provide support to the Special
Representative, including adequate voluntary financial support for the continued,
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