Rights of the child
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accession to or ratification of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction, 32 and to comply fully with the Convention, and to
facilitate, inter alia, the return of the child to the country in which he or she resided
immediately before the removal or retention;
19. Further calls upon States to take all necessary measures to prevent and
combat illegal adoptions and all adoptions that are not in the best interests of the
child;
Economic and social well-being of children
20. Calls upon States and the international community to create a safe and
enabling environment in which the well-being of the child is ensured, including by
strengthening international cooperation in this field, while reaffirming that the
primary responsibility rests with each individual State;
Eradication of poverty
21. Calls upon all States and the international community to cooperate,
support and participate in the global efforts for poverty eradication, to mobilize 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, and to accelerate their efforts to realize the
internationally agreed development and poverty eradication goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, within their time framework, and reaffirms that
investments in children and the realization of their rights are among the most
effective ways to eradicate poverty;
22. Strongly recommends that the promotion and protection of the rights and
well-being of children be well reflected in the elaboration of the post-2015
development agenda;
Right to education
23. Recognizes the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity and
non-discrimination by making primary education compulsory, inclusive and
available free to all children, ensuring that all children have equal access to
education of good quality, making secondary education generally available and
accessible to all, in particular through the progressive introduction of free education,
bearing in mind that special measures to ensure equal access, including affirmative
action, contribute to achieving equal opportunity and combating exclusion, and
ensuring school attendance, in particular for girls, children with disabilities and
children living in poverty;
24. Urges Member States to implement strategies for the realization of the
right to education, including in humanitarian emergencies, as an integral element in
the context of humanitarian protection and assistance, with the support of the
international community, the United Nations system, donors, multilateral agencies,
the private sector, civil society and non-governmental organizations;
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