lawyers, social workers, medical doctors and teachers, and coordination between various governmental bodies
involved in children’s rights;
12.
Urges States to take all appropriate measures for the implementation of their obligations under
the Convention, bearing in mind article 4 of the Convention;
13.
Recommends that, within their mandates, all relevant human rights mechanisms, in particular
special rapporteurs and working groups, and all other relevant organs and mechanisms of the United Nations
system and the specialized agencies regularly and systematically take a child’s rights perspective into account in
the implementation of their mandates, especially by paying attention to particular situations in which children are
in danger and where their rights are violated, and that they take into account the work of the Committee on the
Rights of the Child;
14.
Decides, with regard to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to request the SecretaryGeneral to ensure the provision of appropriate staff and facilities from the United Nations regular budget for the
effective and expeditious performance of the functions of the Committee, while noting the temporary support
given by the plan of action of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen the
implementation of the Convention, and invites the Committee to continue to enhance its constructive dialogue
with the States parties and its transparent and effective functioning;
II. PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
Identity, family relations and birth registration
15.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children immediately after birth, including
by the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures;
(b)
To undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including
nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful
interference and, where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, to
provide appropriate assistance and protection with a view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity;
(c)
To ensure, as far as possible, the right of the child to know and be cared for by his or her
parents;
(d)
To ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except
when the competent authorities, subject to judicial review, determine, in accordance with applicable law and
procedures, that such separation is necessary for the best interest of the child; such determination may be
necessary in a particular case, such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents, or one where
the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child’s place of residence;
Health
16.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
And relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the World
Health Organization, to pay particular attention to the development of sustainable health systems and social
services to ensure the effective prevention of diseases, malnutrition, disabilities and infant and child mortality,
including through prenatal and postnatal health care, as well as the provision of necessary medical treatment and
health care to all children, taking into consideration the special needs of young children, including prevention of
common infectious diseases, the special needs of adolescents, including those relating to reproductive and sexual
health and threats from substance abuse and violence, and the particular needs of children living in poverty,
children in situations of armed conflict and in vulnerable groups;
(b)
And relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the World
Health Organization, to continue to promote education and training of health professionals and other relevant
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