A/RES/60/231
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Reaffirming that the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration
in all actions concerning children,
Recognizing the importance of incorporating a child-protection perspective
across the human rights agenda, as highlighted in the outcome of the 2005 World
Summit,
Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world
remains critical, in an increasingly globalized environment, as a result of the
persistence of poverty, social inequality, inadequate social and economic conditions,
pandemics, in particular HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, environmental
damage, natural disasters, armed conflict, displacement, violence, abuse,
exploitation, trafficking in children and their organs, child prostitution, child
pornography and child sex tourism, neglect, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance,
discrimination, racism, xenophobia, gender inequality, disability and inadequate
legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international
action is called for,
Underlining the need for mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies
and programmes relating to children, and recognizing the child as a rights holder in
all policies and programmes relating to children,
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Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
and the Optional Protocols thereto
1.
Reaffirms that the general principles of, inter alia, the best interests of the
child, non-discrimination, participation and survival and development provide the
framework for all actions concerning children, including adolescents;
Urges States that have not yet done so to become parties to the
2.
Convention on the Rights of the Child2 and the Optional Protocols thereto3 as a
matter of priority and to implement them fully by, inter alia, putting in place
effective national legislation and policies;
Urges States parties to withdraw reservations that are incompatible with
3.
the object and purpose of the Convention or the Optional Protocols thereto and to
consider reviewing other reservations with a view to withdrawing them;
Welcomes the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and
4.
calls upon all States to strengthen their cooperation with the Committee, to comply
in a timely manner with their reporting obligations under the Convention and the
Optional Protocols thereto, in accordance with the guidelines elaborated by the
Committee, and to take into account its recommendations on implementation of the
Convention;
Requests all relevant organs of the United Nations system and United
5.
Nations mechanisms regularly and systematically to incorporate a strong child rights
perspective throughout all activities in the fulfilment of their mandates, as well as to
ensure that their staff are trained in child rights matters, and calls upon States to
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