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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.
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