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that negatively affect the rights of the child, and to ensure that judicial decisions have wider
benefits for children, including those who face additional challenges in initiating judicial
proceedings;
16.
Calls upon States to strengthen child rights monitoring, reporting and
complaint and accountability systems, including by designating or establishing an
independent human rights institution in compliance with the principles relating to the status
of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris
Principles) with the responsibility of promoting and monitoring respect for the rights of the
child;
17.
Encourages States to develop and strengthen the collection, analysis and
dissemination of data for national statistics in the area of children’s access to justice and, as
far as possible, to use data disaggregated by relevant factors that may lead to disparities and
other statistical indicators at the subnational, national, ,subregional, regional and
international levels, in order to develop and assess social and other policies and
programmes so that economic and social resources are used efficiently and effectively for
the full realization of the rights of the child;
18.
Urges States to systematically integrate children’s access to justice in justice
sector reforms, rule of law initiatives and national planning processes, such as national
development plans and justice sector-wide approaches, and support it through the national
budget;
19.
Invites States, upon their request, to benefit from technical advice and
assistance in access to justice and child justice matters provided by relevant United Nations
agencies and programmes, and encourages the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to reinforce advisory services and technical assistance relating to access to
justice for children;
20.
Emphasizes the relevance and importance of international cooperation in
support of national efforts in the area of child-sensitive justice;
21.
Encourages States to incorporate detailed and accurate information relating
to access to justice for children, including on progress made and challenges encountered
and statistics and comparable data, in their periodic reports, as well as information provided
for the universal periodic review mechanism and other relevant United Nations monitoring
mechanisms;
22.
Recalls the importance of access to regional and international justice
mechanisms when it is ascertained that domestic remedies have been exhausted or that the
application of such remedies is unreasonably prolonged or unlikely to bring effective relief,
and, in this connection, encourages States to become party to relevant regional and
international instruments;
23.
Invites United Nations bodies, agencies, mechanisms, plans and programmes
that support efforts of States to strengthen their judiciary systems, the administration of
justice and the rule of law to incorporate access to justice for children into their work, in
accordance with their mandates;
24.
Decides to continue its consideration of the question of the rights of the child
in accordance with its programme of work and its resolutions 7/29 of 28 March 2008 and
19/37 of 23 March 2012, and to focus its next full-day meeting on the theme, “Towards
better investment in the rights of the child”, and invites the High Commissioner to prepare a
report on that issue, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including States, the
United Nations Children’s Fund, other relevant United Nations bodies and agencies,
relevant special procedures mandate holders, regional organizations and human rights
bodies, civil society, national human rights institutions and children themselves, and to
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