A/RES/63/241 Optional Protocols thereto, in accordance with the guidelines elaborated by the Committee, and to take into account its recommendations on the implementation of the Convention; Takes note with appreciation of the initiatives undertaken by the 6. Committee aimed at promoting a better understanding of and fuller compliance with the rights enshrined in the Convention, namely, through the organization of days of general discussion and the adoption of general comments; Requests all relevant organs and mechanisms of the United Nations 7. system regularly and 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 are trained in child rights matters, and calls upon States to continue to cooperate closely with all those organs and mechanisms, in particular the special rapporteurs and special representatives of the United Nations system; Encourages States to strengthen their national statistical capacities and to 8. use statistics disaggregated, inter alia, by age, gender and other relevant factors that may lead to disparities and other statistical indicators at the national, subregional, regional and international levels to develop and assess social policies and programmes so that economic and social resources are used efficiently and effectively for the full realization of the rights of the child; II Promotion and protection of the rights of the child and non-discrimination against children Non-discrimination 9. Calls upon all States: (a) To ensure the enjoyment by children of all their civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights without discrimination of any kind; (b) To provide special support and ensure equal access to services for all children, noting with concern the large number of children who are among the victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and stressing the need to incorporate special measures, in accordance with the principles of the best interests of the child and respect for his or her views and the child’s gender-specific needs, in education programmes and programmes to combat such practices; (c) To take all necessary and effective measures, including legal reforms where appropriate, to eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls and all forms of violence, including female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, rape, sexual abuse and harmful traditional or customary practices, including female genital mutilation, early marriage, marriage without the free and full consent of the intending spouses and forced sterilization, by enacting and enforcing legislation and, where appropriate, by formulating comprehensive, multidisciplinary and coordinated national plans, programmes or strategies to protect girls; (d) To ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by children with disabilities, in both the public and the private spheres, including by ensuring that the principle of the best interests of the child and the rights of children with disabilities are integrated into policies and programmes for children, including their rights to education, to the highest 4