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Rights of the child
10. Recognizes that discrimination against any child on the basis of disability
is a violation of the inherent dignity and worth of the child, and expresses grave
concern that children with disabilities face violations of their human rights, as well
as discriminatory, attitudinal and environmental barriers to their participa tion and
inclusion in society and in the community;
Registration, family relations, adoption and alternative care
11. Reaffirms paragraphs 15 to 19 of its resolution 68/147, and urges all
States parties to intensify their efforts to comply with their obl igations under the
Convention on the Rights of the Child to protect children in matters relating to
registration, family relations and adoption or other forms of alternative care, and, in
cases of international parental or familial child abduction, encoura ges States to
consider accession to or ratification of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects
of International Child Abduction, 30 which takes into consideration the principle of
the best interests of the child, and to engage in bilateral and, when approp riate,
multilateral cooperation to resolve those cases by facilitating, inter alia, the return of
the child to his or her country of habitual residence, where the appropriate court can
make a custody decision, taking into consideration the principle of the best interests
of the child;
Economic and social well-being of children
12. Reaffirms paragraphs 20 to 29 of its resolution 68/147, calls upon all
States and the international community to create an environment in which the well being of the child is ensured, including by strengthening international cooperation in
this field and by implementing their commitments, including the Sustainable
Development Goals, and affirms that investment in children has high economic and
social returns and that all related efforts to ensure that resources allocated and spent
for children should serve as a means for the fulfilment of the rights of the child;
13. Emphasizes the role of international cooperation in support of national
and subnational efforts and in raising the capacities, including at the community
level, for the fulfilment of the rights of the child, through, inter alia, the
enhancement of cooperation with the human rights mechanisms, relevant United
Nations agencies, programmes and funds, including through the provision of
technical and financial assistance, upon the request of and in accordance with the
priorities set by the States concerned;
14. Calls upon all States and the international community to cooperate,
support and participate in the global efforts towards poverty eradication, by
fulfilling their previous commitments, implementing the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development 22 and mobilizing all necessary resources and support in
that regard, according to national plans and strategies, including through an
integrated and multifaceted approach based on the rights and well -being of children;
Child labour
15. Reaffirms paragraphs 30 to 33 of its resolution 68/147, and urges States
to take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination
of the worst forms of child labour and to end child labour in all its forms, by 2025 at
the latest, and to promote education as a key strategy in this regard;
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