regional training programmes for members of the armed forces relating to the protection of children and women during armed conflicts; V Protection of refugee and internally displaced children 20. Welcomes: (a) The development of field activities at an operational level initiated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in cooperation with relevant partners, in particular the training and capacity-building initiative “Action for the Rights of Children”; (b) The report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons (E/CN.4/1999/79 and Add.1-2) and notes the comments received on the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex), invites the Representative to continue to pay specific attention to the special needs of children and calls upon all States to cooperate with and assist the Representative; 21. Calls upon all States: (a) And other parties to armed conflicts to bear in mind that refugee and internally displaced children are particularly exposed to risks in connection with armed conflicts, such as being forcibly recruited or subjected to sexual violence, abuse or exploitation, and stresses the special vulnerability of unaccompanied refugee and internally displaced children, and calls upon Governments and United Nations bodies and organizations to give those situations urgent attention, enhancing protection and assistance mechanisms; (b) To increase protection of refugee and internally displaced children, including through policies for their care, well-being and development, in such areas as health, education and psychosocial rehabilitation, with the necessary international cooperation, in particular with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons and the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in accordance with their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (c) And United Nations bodies and agencies, in coordination with other international humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, to ensure the early identification and registration of unaccompanied refugee and internally displaced children, to give priority to programmes for family tracing and reunification, and to pay particular attention to the special protection needs of children with a view to developing programmes for voluntary repatriation, local integration and resettlement; page 14

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