(c)
To take all feasible measures, in particular educational measures, to
ensure the demobilization and effective disarmament of children used in armed
conflicts and to implement effective measures for their rehabilitation, physical and
psychological recovery and reintegration into society, taking into account the rights
and the specific needs of the girl child;
(d)
To take effective preventive measures against sexual exploitation and
abuse by their military and civilian peacekeepers and hold them to account;
46.
Calls upon:
(a)
All States and other parties to armed conflict to respect fully
international humanitarian law and, in this regard, calls upon States parties to respect
fully the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and the Additional
Protocols thereto of 8 June 1977;
(b)
Armed groups that are distinct from the armed forces of a State not,
under any circumstances, to recruit or use in hostilities persons under the age of 18
years;
(c)
All States and relevant United Nations bodies and agencies and
regional organizations to integrate the rights of the child into all activities in conflict
and post-conflict situations, to ensure adequate child protection training of their staff
and personnel, including through the drafting and dissemination of codes of conduct
addressing the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse of children, to ensure that States
take effective preventive measures against sexual exploitation and abuse by their
military and civilian peacekeepers and hold them to account, and to facilitate the
participation of children in the development of strategies in this regard, making sure
that there are opportunities for children’s voices to be heard and given due weight in
accordance with the age and maturity of the child;
(d)
All States and relevant United Nations bodies to continue to support
national and international mine action efforts, including through financial
contributions, assistance to victims and social and economic reintegration, mine
awareness programmes, mine clearance and child-centred rehabilitation;
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