42. Expresses its support for the work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, calls upon States to cooperate closely with and assist her and to furnish all information requested, including by inviting her to visit their countries, invites further voluntary contributions through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and all the necessary human and financial assistance to be provided for her work for the effective fulfilment of her mandate and to enable her to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session and a report to the Commission at its fifty-seventh session; VI. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT 43. Welcomes the report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session (A/54/430, annex) and his additional report to the Commission at its present session (E/CN.4/2000/71); 44. Calls upon all States: (a) And other parties to armed conflict to respect fully international humanitarian law and, in this regard, calls upon States parties to respect fully the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977; (b) And relevant United Nations bodies and agencies and regional organizations to integrate the rights of the child into all activities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including training programmes and emergency relief operations, country programmes and field operations aimed at promoting peace and preventing and resolving conflicts, as well as negotiating and implementing peace agreements and, given the long-term consequences for society, underlines the importance of including specific provisions for children, including resourcing, in peace agreements and in arrangements negotiated by parties; 45. Calls upon all States and other parties concerned to continue to cooperate with the Special Representative, to implement the commitments they have undertaken, to consider carefully all the recommendations of the Special Representative and to address the issues identified, and welcomes the continued support and voluntary contributions that are being provided to the work of the Special Representative; 46. Recognizes, in this regard, the contribution of the establishment of the International Criminal Court to ending impunity for perpetrators of certain crimes committed against children, as defined in the Rome Statute of the Court (art. 8) (A/CONF.183/9), inter alia those involving sexual violence or child soldiers, and thus to the prevention of such crimes, and calls upon States to consider signing and ratifying the Rome Statute; 47. Condemns the abduction of children in situations of armed conflict and into armed conflicts, urges States, international organizations and other concerned parties to take all appropriate measures to secure the unconditional release of all abducted children and urges States to bring the perpetrators to justice, in accordance with due process of law; 48. Notes the importance of the second debate held by the Security Council, on 25 August 1999, on children and armed conflict and the undertaking by the Council to give special attention to the protection, welfare and rights of children when taking action aimed at maintaining peace and security, and reaffirms the essential role of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council for the promotion and protection of the rights and welfare of children; 49. Calls upon all parties to armed conflicts to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all children affected by armed conflict; 50. Calls upon States and relevant United Nations bodies to continue to support national and international mine action efforts, including by financial contributions, mine awareness programmes, victim assistance and child-centred rehabilitation, taking note of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction and its implementation by those States that become parties to it, and welcomes the positive effects on children of concrete legislative measures with respect to anti-personnel mines; page 11