Rights of the child (2017), para. 030

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8. Notes with concern the large number of children belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, migrant children, refugee or asylum- seeking children, internally displaced children, and children of indigenous origin who are victims of discrimination, including racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, stresses the need to incorporate special measures, in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child and respect for his or her views and the child’s gender-specific needs, including children with special needs, in education programmes and programmes to combat these practices, and calls upon States to provide special support and to ensure equal access to services for those children;
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Persons on the move
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30