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Worst Forms of Child Labour (Convention No. 182) to consider doing so as a matter of
priority, and encourages States to consider ratifying the Convention on Decent Work for
Domestic Workers (Convention No. 189);
41.
Notes with interest the outcome of the Hague Global Child Labour
Conference, including the Road Map for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of
Child Labour by 2016;
IV.
Prevention and eradication of the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography
42.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To take all measures necessary to eliminate, criminalize and penalize
effectively all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, including within
the family or for commercial purposes, child pornography and child prostitution, human
trafficking, child sex tourism, the sale of children for any purpose (including sexual
exploitation, organ transfer, illegal adoption and forced labour), including when these acts
are committed through the Internet, and to take effective measures against the
criminalization of children who are victims of exploitation;
(b)
To take effective measures to ensure the prosecution of offenders, including
through international assistance in connection with investigations or criminal or extradition
proceedings, and to increase cooperation at all levels to prevent and dismantle networks
trafficking in children;
(c)
To address effectively the needs of victims of human trafficking, sale of
children, child prostitution and child pornography, including their safety and protection,
physical and psychological recovery and full reintegration into their family and society, and
bearing in mind the best interests of the child, to combat the demand that encourages such
criminal practices against children and factors leading to these practices, and to take the
measures necessary to eliminate the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography by adopting a holistic approach and addressing all contributing root causes;
(d)
To consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the Protocol to Prevent,
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,
supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
V.
Protection of children affected by armed conflict
43.
Condemns in the strongest terms all violations of applicable international law
committed against children in armed conflict involving the recruitment and use of children,
as well as killing or maiming, rape or other sexual violence, abduction, attacks against
schools and hospitals, denial of humanitarian access and the forced displacement of
children and their families, and urges all parties to armed conflict to end all violations and
to seek to end impunity for perpetrators by ensuring rigorous investigation and prosecution
of crimes committed;
44.
Reaffirms the essential role of the General Assembly, the Economic and
Social Council and the Human Rights Council in the promotion and protection of the rights
and welfare of children, including children affected by armed conflict, and takes note of
Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict, in particular resolutions 1612
(2005) of 26 July 2005, 1882 (2009) of 4 August 2009 and 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011,
and of the undertaking by the Security Council to pay special attention to the protection,
welfare and rights of children in armed conflict when taking action aimed at maintaining
peace and security, including provisions for the protection of children in the mandates of
peacekeeping operations, as well as the inclusion of child protection advisers in these
operations;
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