respect, to pay particular attention to cases of international abduction of children by one of
their parents or other relatives;
(g)
Establishing policy, legislation and effective supervision for the protection of
children involved in intercountry adoption, bearing in mind the best interest of the child;
(h)
Taking all necessary measures to prevent and combat illegal adoptions;
(i)
Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her
identity, providing appropriate assistance and protection with a view to re-establishing
speedily his or her identity;
(j)
Taking all appropriate measures, especially educational measures, and
promoting further the responsibility of both parents in the education, development and raising
of children;
17.
Calls upon States to take all necessary measures to address the problem of
children growing up without parents, in particular orphaned children and children who are
victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse, and recognizes the need for
guidelines for the protection and alternative care of children without parental care;
Poverty
18.
Calls upon States and the international community to cooperate, support and
participate in the global efforts for poverty eradication at the global, regional and country
levels, to intensify efforts so that all the development and poverty reduction goals, as set out
in the United Nations Millennium Declaration are realized within their time framework, and
reaffirms that investments in children and the realization of their rights contribute to their
social and economic development, and are among the most effective ways to eradicate
poverty;
Health
19.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To ensure the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and
mental health of all children without discrimination, to develop sustainable health systems
and social services, to ensure access to such systems and services without discrimination, and
to pay particular attention to adequate food and nutrition to prevent disease and malnutrition,
to prenatal and post-natal health care, to special needs of adolescents, to reproductive and
sexual health and to threats from substance abuse and violence;
(b)
To give support and rehabilitation to children and their families affected by
HIV/AIDS and to involve children and their caregivers, as well as the private sector, to ensure
the effective prevention of HIV infections through correct information and access to voluntary
and confidential care, reproductive health care and education, treatment and testing, including
pharmaceutical products and medical technologies, affordable to all, giving due importance to
the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the virus;
Education
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