Universal Children’s Day, 20 November, provides a favourable framework for mobilizing and

sensitizing public opinion to the protection of minors;

21. Also invites parliaments to support efforts aimed at raising awareness of discrimination

against children who have been exploited in armed conflicts and of the importance of the

disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process;

22. Further invites parliaments to support initiatives aimed at training, educating and

continuously building the capacities of child protection professionals, specifically offering

training in international human rights law to all members of the armed forces, law

enforcement and immigration officials, border guards and other individuals and agencies

involved in protecting the rights of children, especially separated or unaccompanied migrant

children, children in situations of armed conflict and children affected by organized crime;

23. Encourages parliaments to support implementation of the Minimum Standards for Child

Protection in Humanitarian Action and ensure that they are integrated into official policies

to protect children, especially separated or unaccompanied migrant children and children in

situations of armed conflict, so that all stakeholders, including government officials, UN

agents and civil society representatives, are aware of them;

24. i>Requests parliaments to promote action to prevent the migration of separated or

unaccompanied minors from their countries of origin, by strengthening cooperation and

promoting bilateral conventions with countries of origin;

25. Calls on parliaments to adopt the necessary legal instruments, such as memoranda of

understanding and bilateral and multilateral agreements on collaboration with international

organizations and technical and financial assistance, so as to enhance international

cooperation on the protection of the rights of separated and unaccompanied children,

especially migrant children and children in situations of armed conflict;

26. Also calls on parliaments to promote the establishment of an international legal framework

guaranteeing that States and corporations, non-governmental groups and individuals who

exploit children in demonstrations and armed conflicts, in time of war or peace, are held to

account for their actions and compensate the victims of these imprescriptible crimes and

their families;

27. Calls for a review of international law and international humanitarian law conventions with a

view to harmonizing the provisions on special guardianship for minors under 18 years of age;

28. Urges parliaments to take appropriate measures to ensure that an effective birth

registration system is in place for all children, including separated or unaccompanied

migrant children and children in situations of armed conflict;

29. Requests parliaments to promote an international protocol for unaccompanied minors

establishing basic and unified action lines that take account of gender concerns, regardless

of the country where the minor is, and enabling coordination of the work of all relevant

institutions and departments, and to facilitate the early identification of children at risk,

boys and girls, especially separated or unaccompanied migrant children and children in

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