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encourages the Member States concerned to take appropriate measures, including
through supporting the relevant child protection actors, to reintegrate those children
who have been associated with armed groups, paying special attention to the needs of
girls. She also calls upon all Member States to provide the necessary political,
technical and financial support for reintegration programmes.
62.
The Special Representative welcomes the continued attention to both progress
and challenges regarding the impact of armed conflict on children in the reports of
States parties to the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Human Rights
Committee, as well as in the concluding observations of both committees. In that
regard, all relevant Member States are urged to include, as appropriate, specific
references to information on grave violations against children, on gaps in their
applicable legal and policy frameworks and on accountability initiatives, in their own
submissions to those bodies.
63.
Relevant United Nations entities are also encouraged to use the concluding
observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Human Rights
Committee as advocacy tools to promote States party follow-up to and
implementation of recommendations related to children and armed conflict.
64.
The Special Representative urges members of the Human Rights Council to
emphasize the importance of the deployment of dedicated child protection capacity in
situations of armed conflict, in order to mainstream child protection, conduct dialogue
on action plans, support the release and reintegration of children and for monitoring
and reporting. The Special Representative stresses that the need for such child
protection capacity, including the budget required, should be systematically assessed
during the preparation of peacekeeping operations and political missions.
65.
The Special Representative notes the need to ensure that sufficient resources
are provided to her Office and its partners to enable an increased focus on mandated
tasks, such as awareness-raising, lessons learned, best practices and proactive
engagement with regional and subregional organizations.
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