freedoms, to end impunity and to base programmes and policies on the rights of the
child, taking into account the special situation of girls;
(b)
To eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against girls,
including female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, rape, sexual abuse and
harmful traditional or customary practices, including female genital mutilation, son
preference, marriages without free and full consent of the intending spouses, early
marriages and forced marriages and forced sterilization, including addressing their
root causes, by enacting and enforcing legislation and, where appropriate, formulating
comprehensive, multidisciplinary and coordinated national plans, programmes or
strategies protecting girls;
(c)
To involve girls, including girls with special needs, and their
representative organizations, in decision-making processes, as appropriate, and
include them as full and active partners in identifying their own needs and in
developing, planning, implementing and assessing policies and programmes to meet
those needs;
Children with disabilities
25.
Recognizes that children with disabilities should have full enjoyment of
all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children, and
recalls the obligations to that end undertaken by the States parties to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child;
26.
Calls upon all States to:
(a)
Take all necessary measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of
all human rights and fundamental freedoms by children with disabilities, in both the
public and private spheres, including by incorporating a child-rights perspective that
includes children with disabilities into policies and programmes for children, taking
into account the particular situation of children with disabilities who may be subject to
multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination, including girls with disabilities and
children with disabilities living in poverty;
(b)
To ensure the dignity of children with disabilities, to promote their
self-reliance and to facilitate their full and active participation and inclusion in the
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