A/HRC/19/63 132. Follow-up activities should be undertaken to monitor the impact of family reunification and ensure the well-being and delivery of care to children in alternative care settings. Follow-up should be conducted by local, qualified, child-welfare systems or community structures. 133. Host States must equally ensure that care arrangements of children living within their jurisdiction are regularly monitored and that appropriate services, including reporting mechanisms, are in place, available and known. (k) Post-disaster analysis and information sharing 134. All actors should undertake a thorough evaluative review of any actions to determine child protection gaps and recommend remedial steps that might be taken in future emergencies to minimize risks and address vulnerabilities of children. 135. The design and layout of emergency shelters and camps should be thoroughly reviewed and revised to determine and address the potential risks for the security of children. The design of interventions, including for work, food and supply distribution programmes, should be investigated to determine their intended and unintended impacts on the rights of the child, including their possible abandonment while parents seek work. 136. Stakeholders should undertake a thorough forward-looking review of their capabilities and capacities to protect children in the event of a natural disaster. This information should be clearly communicated and made widely available to actors working in the area of natural disasters. (l) Prevention and mitigation Registration and data collection 137. Every child must be registered at birth. States must also ensure that reliable information is collected and recorded regarding all children living in institutions 138. Prior to disasters, organizations responsible for the care and protection of children should collaboratively develop a centralized, coordinated and rational data collection system that can be used to register basic personal information for every child who needs to be evacuated in a natural disaster. All relevant stakeholders, including first responders, should receive training regarding the use of this system. Building resilience and capacity 139. To further support the development of resilience, attention should be given to developing the capacity of children, including by building resilience and coping mechanisms, as well as skills on remaining safe during a natural disaster, mounting programmes to develop self-esteem and confidence and establishing peer support schemes. 140. It is essential to strengthen the capacity of local communities to protect children, including by making available child protection training workshops, advocating for legislative and policy changes and the identification of ‘safe adults’ and protection committees. Awareness-raising 141. Awareness-raising campaigns should be created to provide children and their families with information regarding the risks related to natural disasters, and the particular risks faced by children. States must also ensure that children and their 23

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