A/HRC/14/30/Add.2 protection measures available to children left behind by migrating parents and the responsibility of migrating parents to inform relevant authorities and appoint a guardian responsible for the child in their absence; (d) Strengthen capacity-building efforts at the local level particularly by equipping all Romanian counties with the resources necessary to provide the adequate support to children left behind, including children left behind by migrating parents; (e) Continue improving measures for the identification and support of children left behind by migrating parents, including by considering the increase in human and financial resources available to social assistance services belonging to municipalities, with a view to strengthening their role, particularly in the early identification of risk situations affecting children left behind; (f) Compile and take steps to share good practices in addressing the situation of children left behind by migrating parents, especially in the areas of health and education, with countries of origin of migration flows in all regions. 110. In relation to the protection of women in the context of migration, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government implement the recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, particularly general recommendation No. 26, on women migrant workers and mainstream gender into migration governance. 111. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the People’s Advocate strengthen cooperation in the area of migration, particularly in light of regional initiatives such as the Migration Working Group of the European Group of National Human Rights Institutions and the Central European Forum for Migration and Population Research in order to foster the implementation of the Declaration adopted at the Eighth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in October 2006 (the Santa Cruz Declaration). 112. The Special Rapporteur encourages the National Council for combating discrimination, the Senate’s Committee for Human Rights, Cults and Minorities, and the Romanian Institute for Human Rights to play an active role in the promotion and protection of the human rights of migrants. 113. The Special Rapporteur strongly encourages the media to contribute to the promotion of a culture of tolerance in Romania, inter alia, by highlighting the positive aspects of migration, raising awareness on the risks of trafficking and the trafficked victims’ need of protection. 114. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the inclusion of migration as a theme for cooperation in the United Nations Country Programme for Romania (2010–2012) and encourages both the United Nations Country Team and the Government to continue cooperating in this area, particularly in the follow-up and implementation of recommendations made by human rights mechanisms, including treaty bodies, special procedures and the universal periodic review. GE.10-12102 23

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