A/RES/51/77 Page 4 II Protection of children affected by armed conflict 10. Invites all States to accede to relevant international human rights and humanitarian instruments, and urges them to implement those to which they are parties; 11. Urges States and other parties to armed conflict to respect international humanitarian law; 12. Calls upon States fully to respect the provisions contained in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 19498 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977,9 as well as those contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which accord children affected by armed conflict special protection and treatment; 13. Welcomes the report of the expert of the Secretary-General on the impact of armed conflict on children,10 and takes note with appreciation of the recommendations included therein which address the prevention of the involvement of children in armed conflict, the reinforcement of preventive measures, the relevance and adequacy of existing standards, the measures required to improve the protection of children affected by armed conflict and the actions needed to promote the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of children affected by armed conflict; 14. Notes with interest the participatory process through which the report of the expert was prepared in close collaboration with Member States and United Nations bodies and organizations, as well as other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the report of the expert is disseminated as widely as possible among Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as within the United Nations system; 16. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the recommendations contained therein concerning the situation of children affected by armed conflict;11 17. Welcomes resolution CM/Res.1659 (LXIV) on the plight of African children in situations of armed conflict adopted by the Council of Ministers 8 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973. 9 Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 10 A/51/306 and Add.1. 11 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 41 (A/51/41), chap. I, sect. C. 1. /...