Rights of the child A/RES/74/133 of the child and child-sensitive procedures, such as those that prevent family separation and reunite families when family separation occurs; (q) Taking measures to ensure that all children who are separated from their parents in accordance with applicable law and procedures, and where such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child, are promptly referred to child protection authorities and provided with appropriate and quality alternative care, inter alia, family and community-based care; (r) Promoting alternatives to detention for children and taking steps to minimize the risk of violence against children in detention, as well as encourage and facilitate frequent family visits and regular contact and communication between children and their family members unless it is in the child ’s best interest not to do so, as well as with the outside world, and to ensure that no child should be subject to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or that disciplinary sanctions for detained children do not include a prohibition of contact with family members; (s) Taking appropriate measures to prevent and respond to the separation of children from their families in humanitarian contexts, inter alia, by giving priority to family tracing and family reunification and reintegration, and, where appropriate, to cooperate with international humanitarian and refugee organizations, including by facilitating their work, in line with their obligations under international law; (t) Taking appropriate measures to protect children who are victims of trafficking and are deprived of parental care, as well as enacting and enforcing legislation to prevent and combat the trafficking in and exploitation of children in care facilities, and supporting children who are victims of human trafficking in returning to their families and in receiving appropriate mental health and psychological assistance that is victim-centred and trauma-informed, and taking appropriate measures to prevent and address the harms related to volunteering programmes in orphanages, including in the context of tourism, which can lead to trafficking and exploitation; II Follow-up 36. Expresses its gratitude for the work of Ms. Marta Santos Pais and welcomes the appointment of Ms. Najat Maalla M'jid as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, pursuant to its resolution 62/141 of 18 December 2007, expresses its support for her work, and recognizes the progress achieved since the establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative, as extended by the General Assembly in its resolution 73/155, in promoting the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in all regions and in advancing the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children, including through partnerships with regional organizations, as well as advocacy through thematic consultations, field missions and thematic reports addressing emerging concerns; 37. Urges all States, requests United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and invites regional organizations and civil society, including non -governmental organizations, to cooperate with the Special Representative of the Secretary -General on Violence against Children in promoting the further implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children and in supporting Member States in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 25 encourages States to provide support to the Special Representative, including adequate voluntary financial support for the continued, 19-22229 13/15