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Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 26
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(d) To give due consideration to the recommendations made by the Special
Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons,
especially women and children, in her report, 27 devoted to the subject of forced
marriage in the context of trafficking in persons;
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(e) In cases of trafficking in children, the sale of children, child prostitution,
child pornography and child sex tourism, to address effectively the needs of victims,
including their safety, legal assistance and protection, physical and psychological
recovery and full reintegration into society, paying particular attention to their
gender-specific needs, including through bilateral and multilateral technical
cooperation and financial assistance;
(f) To combat the existence of a market that encourages such criminal
practices against children, including through the adoption, effective application and
enforcement of preventive, rehabilitative and punitive measures targeting customers
or individuals who sexually exploit or sexually abuse children, as well as by
ensuring public awareness;
(g) To give priority to the identification of norms and standards on the
responsibilities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises,
particularly those involved in information and communications technologies, related
to respect for the rights of children, including the right to be protected from sexual
abuse and exploitation, particularly in the virtual realm, as set out in the relevant
legal instruments, and to outline basic measures to be taken for implementation;
(h) To mobilize public awareness, involving families and communities, with
the participation of children, concerning the protection of children against all forms
of sexual exploitation and abuse;
(i) To contribute to the prevention and elimination of the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography by adopting a holistic approach, addressing
the contributing factors, including underdevelopment, poverty, economic disparities,
inequitable socio-economic structures, dysfunctional families, lack of education,
urban-rural migration, gender discrimination, criminal or irresponsible adult sexual
behaviour, child sex tourism, organized crime, harmful traditional practices, armed
conflicts and trafficking in children;
(j) To take measures to eliminate the demand that fosters all forms of
exploitation that leads to trafficking, including sexual exploitation and the sex
tourism demand;
Children affected by armed conflict
51. Strongly condemns any recruitment or use of children in armed conflict
contrary to international law, as well as other violations and abuses committed
against children affected by armed conflict, and urges all States and other parties to
armed conflict that are engaged in such practices to end them;
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