health-related workers in human rights, in particular the rights of the child and the human rights of women and girls; (c) To adopt all necessary measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by children affected by disease and malnutrition, including protection from all forms of discrimination, abuse or neglect, in particular in the access to and provision of health care; 17. Encourages the Committee on the Rights of the Child to continue to give attention to the realization of the highest attainable standard of health and access to health care, and takes note of the recommendations adopted on HIV/AIDS; 18. Urges Governments to take all necessary measures to protect children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS from all forms of discrimination, stigma, abuse and neglect, in particular in the access to and provision of health, education and social services; 19. Calls upon the international community, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations; (a) To give importance also to the treatment and rehabilitation of the children infected with HIV/AIDS and invites them to consider further involving the private sector; (b) To intensify their support of national efforts against HIV/AIDS aimed at providing assistance to children infected or affected by the epidemic, focusing particularly on the worst-hit regions of Africa and where the epidemic is severely setting back national development gains; Education 20. Calls upon States: (a) To recognize the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity by making primary education compulsory and ensuring that all children have access to free and relevant primary education, as well as making secondary education generally available and accessible to all, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education; (b) Which have not been able to secure compulsory primary education, free of charge, to work out and adopt a detailed plan of action for the progressive implementation of the principle of compulsory education free of charge for all; (c) To ensure that emphasis is given to the qualitative aspects of education, that the education of the child is carried out and that States parties develop and implement programmes for the education of the child, in accordance with articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that education is directed, inter alia, to the development of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to the preparation of the child for a responsible life in a free society, in a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, gender equality and friendship among peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups, and persons of indigenous origin; (d) To take all appropriate measures to prevent racist, discriminatory and xenophobic attitudes and behaviour, through education, keeping in mind the important role that children have to play in changing these practices; (e) To remove educational disparities and make education accessible to children living in poverty, children living in remote areas, children with special educational needs and children requiring special protection, including refugee children, migrant children, street children, children deprived of their liberty, indigenous children and children belonging to minorities; (f) And educational institutions and the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to develop and implement gender-sensitive strategies to address the particular needs of the girl child in education; page 5