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 is trained in child protection
matters, and calls upon States to cooperate closely with them;
11.
Calls upon all States and relevant actors concerned to continue to cooperate
with the special rapporteurs and special representatives of the United Nations system in the
implementation of their mandates, requests the Secretary-General to provide them with
appropriate staff and facilities from the United Nations regular budget, when this is in
accordance with their respective mandates, invites States to continue to make voluntary
contributions, where appropriate, and urges all relevant parts of the United Nations system to
provide them with comprehensive reporting to make the full discharge of their mandates
possible;
II. PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Identity, family relations and birth registration
12.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To continue to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children,
irrespective of their status, immediately after birth, including by the consideration of
simplified, expeditious and effective procedures;
(b)
To undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity,
including nationality, name and family relations, as recognized by law, without unlawful
interference, and, where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or
her identity, to provide appropriate assistance and protection with a view to re-establishing
speedily his or her identity;
(c)
To ensure as far as possible the right of the child to know and be cared for by
his or her parents; to ensure that the child shall not be separated from his or her parents
against their will, except when the competent authorities, subject to judicial review,
determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures and giving all interested parties
an opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make their views known, that such
separation is necessary for the best interests of the child, consistent with article 9 of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child;
(d)
To address cases of international abduction of children, bearing in mind that
the best interest of the child shall be the primary consideration, and encourages States to
engage in multilateral and bilateral cooperation to ensure, inter alia, the return of the child to
the country where he or she resided immediately before the removal or retention and, in this
respect, to pay particular attention to cases of international abduction of children by one of
their parents or other relatives;
(e)
To guarantee, to the extent consistent with each State’s obligations, the right of
a child whose parents reside in different States to maintain on a regular basis, except if it is
contrary to the child’s best interests, personal relations and direct contacts 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;
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