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continue to cooperate closely with all these mechanisms, in particular the special
rapporteurs and special representatives of the United Nations system;
6.
Encourages States to strengthen their national statistical capacities and to
use statistics disaggregated, inter alia, by age, gender and other relevant factors that
may lead to disparities and other statistical indicators at the national, subregional,
regional and international levels to develop and assess social policies and
programmes so that economic and social resources are used efficiently and
effectively for the full realization of the rights of the child;
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Promotion and protection of the rights of the child
Registration, family relations and adoption
7.
Once again urges all States to intensify their efforts to comply with their
obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child2 to preserve the child’s
identity, including nationality and family relations, as recognized by law, to allow
for the registration of the child immediately after birth, to ensure that registration
procedures are simple, expeditious and effective and provided at minimal cost and
to raise awareness of the importance of birth registration at the national, regional
and local levels;
Encourages States to adopt and enforce laws and improve the
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implementation of policies and programmes to protect children growing up without
parents or caregivers, recognizing that, where alternative care is necessary, familyand community-based care should be promoted over placement in institutions;
Calls upon States to guarantee, to the extent consistent with the
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obligations of each State, the right of a child whose parents reside in different States
to maintain, on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances, personal relations
and direct contact with both parents by providing means of access and visitation in
both States and by respecting the principle that both parents have common
responsibilities for the upbringing and development of their children;
10. Also calls upon States to address and pay particular attention to cases of
international parental or familial child abduction, and encourages States to engage
in multilateral and bilateral cooperation to resolve these cases, preferably by
accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction, 12 and to facilitate, inter alia, the return of the child to the country in
which he or she resided immediately before the removal or retention;
11. Further calls upon States to take all necessary measures to prevent and
combat illegal adoptions and all adoptions that are not in the best interests of the
child;
Economic and social well-being of children
12. Calls upon States and the international community to create an
environment in which the well-being of the child is ensured, inter alia, by:
(a) Cooperating, supporting and participating in 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 these levels, in
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