(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,
and 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 interests of the child, in conformity with article 9 of the Convention
on the Rights of the Child;
(d)
To address cases of international abduction of children, in particular by one of their parents;
(e)
To take all appropriate measures, especially educational measures, to further promote the
responsibility of both parents in the education, development and raising of children;
Poverty
Convinced that investments in children and the realization of their rights are among the most effective
ways to eradicate poverty,
13.
Calls upon States and the international community to cooperate, support and participate in the
global efforts for poverty eradication at the global, regional and country levels, recognizing that strengthened
availability and effective allocation of resources are required at all of these levels, in order to ensure that the
development and poverty reduction goals, as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, are realized
and to promote the enjoyment of the rights of the child;
Health
Reaffirming paragraphs 16 to 19 of its resolution 2000/85,
14.
Calls upon all States to give support and rehabilitation to children and their families affected
by HIV/AIDS and to involve children and their caregivers, as well as the private sector, to ensure the effective
prevention of HIV infections through correct information and access to affordable, voluntary and confidential
care, treatment and testing, giving due importance to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the virus;
Education
Reaffirming paragraphs 20 and 21 of its resolution 2000/85,
15.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To recognize the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity by making primary
education free and compulsory to all and ensuring that all children, including girls, children in need of special
protection, children with disabilities, indigenous children and children belonging to minorities, have access
without discrimination to education of good quality, as well as making secondary education generally available
and accessible to all, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education, bearing in mind that
affirmative action contributes to achieving equal opportunity and combating exclusion, and 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;
(b)
To take all appropriate measures to prevent racism and discriminatory and xenophobic attitudes
and behaviour through education, keeping in mind the important role that children play in changing these
practices;
(c)
To ensure that children, from an early age, benefit from education and from participation in
activities which develop respect for human rights and emphasize the practice of non-violence with the aim of
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