A/RES/55/26 2. Also reaffirms that the special session of the General Assembly in 2001, while reviewing the achievements in the implementation and results of the World Declaration and Plan of Action, will make a renewed commitment and consider future action for children in the forthcoming decade; 3. Stresses that the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Child 2 contributes to the achievement of the goals of the World Summit Children, and recommends that a thorough assessment of the ten years implementation of the Convention be an essential element in the preparations for special session; the for of the 4. Welcomes the initiatives and actions taken by Governments and relevant organizations, in particular the United Nations Children’s Fund, as well as regional and subregional organizations, to review the progress achieved since the World Summit for Children, and in this regard encourages appropriate national, regional and international preparatory activities with a view to contributing to the preparations for the special session and building partnerships for and with children; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, taking into account the national reports to be submitted by Member States, to submit to the General Assembly at its special session, through the Preparatory Committee for the Special Session, a review of the implementation and results of the World Declaration and Plan of Action, including appropriate recommendations for further actions, which also elaborates on the best practices noted and obstacles encountered in the implementation process, as well as on measures to overcome those obstacles; 6. Reaffirms the need for the full and effective participation of Member States, and in this regard reiterates its invitation to heads of State and Government to participate in the special session; 7. Welcomes the assignment by heads of State and Government of personal representatives to the Preparatory Committee, and reiterates the invitation to heads of State and Government who have not assigned personal representatives to consider doing so; 8. Reiterates its invitation to States members of the specialized agencies that are not Members of the United Nations to participate in the work of the special session, in the capacity of observers; 9. Reaffirms the important role of all relevant actors, including nongovernmental organizations, in implementing the Plan of Action, and stresses the need for their active involvement in the preparatory process, including in the work of the Preparatory Committee, and at the special session, the modalities for which are being addressed by the Preparatory Committee; 10. Reiterates the importance of a participatory process at the national, regional and international levels with a view, inter alia, to establishing partnerships among a broad range of actors, including children and young people, in order to raise momentum for the rights and needs of children; 11. Highlights the important role of children and young people in this process, and in this regard encourages States to facilitate and promote their active contribution to the preparatory process, including in the work of the Preparatory Committee, and the special session; 2