A/HRC/36/51 police, social work and youth welfare authorities on measures to protect child refugees from trafficking and sexual exploitation and on general human rights protection. 85. Civil society has significant experience in communication and raising awareness of the human rights of migrant children. Thus, civil society has tried to reach institutions, social organizations, children, the media and society in general in order to convey its view of the situation, generate structural change and influence public policies. 86. NGOs have demonstrated a far better level of coordination and cooperation on migration issues than States. As an example, Caritas works with governmental and international organizations for the protection of children. Caritas partners include national ministries, IOM, UNICEF and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The Regional Network of Civil Organizations for Migration is a network of civil society organizations and individuals from 11 countries in Latin America that also participates in global forums. 87. In Africa, the civil society organization Terre des Hommes acts as an umbrella body for all NGOs dealing with child rights, for instance in Zimbabwe. Terre des Hommes Zimbabwe coordinates activities and advises the Government on ways of protecting the rights of migrant children. It monitors and evaluates every activity in periodic reports on the state of child rights in Zimbabwe, which are sent to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Human Rights Council as input to its universal periodic review process, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Southern African Development Community.75 88. The Federal Association for Unaccompanied Minor Refugees has been working towards the improvement of the legal situation of children who arrive in Germany without the support of a guardian. The Association runs a project to enhance active integration for young refugees in Germany. Numerous obstacles often hinder their integration. Nevertheless, many adolescents succeed in leading an active and socially committed life and fulfilling their personal goals.76 VIII. Good practices 89. In Italy, a new reception system was implemented in 2015 with the aim of setting up first-assistance reception centres dedicated to migrant children. Initial health screening for migrant children arriving in Italy consists of regular procedures for the identification of potential physical and/or psychosocial problems, in the very early stages, in order to ensure adequate health and educational support during the rest of the reception procedure. Customized psychosocial support is needed owing to the psychological and physical stress and trauma caused by the journey and the painful personal experiences of migrant children. The Italian parliament has recently approved a new law on the protection of unaccompanied migrant children. 90. In some countries, social workers, guardians, educators or legal representatives are assigned to the unaccompanied migrant children before the asylum procedure begins. These persons have the role of accompanying the child from the beginning of the application (first interview) throughout the entire asylum-seeking process until a final decision is issued and applied. 77 By law, children seeking asylum have access to legal information from the beginning. 91. In many countries, operators of asylum centres are responsible for providing schools and other activities to maintain and develop the skills of children. Some national education laws have safeguards to ensure equal access to education for all migrants at all levels. For 75 76 77 Source: Terre des Hommes Zimbabwe. Source: End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism Germany. In the United States, legal representation is provided for children only in certain cases. The State is not a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nevertheless, children have the right to be represented by legal counsel in the proceedings, and there are various programmes available to assist them. 15