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(c)
Make increased access to basic services a priority target, including clean
running water and sewerage disposal;
(d)
Seek technical cooperation from, inter alia, UNICEF for the regular
monitoring of the poverty of children and take urgent measures to address all
negative indicators.
G.
Education, leisure and cultural activities (arts. 28-31)
36.
In the light of its general comment No. 1 (2001) on the aims of education and
taking note of target 4.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals on ensuring that all
girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education
leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes, the Committee recommends that
the State party:
(a)
Take the necessary measures to improve the accessibility of education
and focus on creating the conditions to increase the access of children of vulnerable
groups, such as children in situations of poverty, those from ethnic minorities and
those with disabilities, as well as young mothers after childbirth;
(b)
Take the necessary measures to improve the quality of education and
strengthen quality training for teachers, with particular emphasis on rural areas, in
line with the Committee’s previous concluding observations (see CRC/C/GEO/CO/3,
para. 57 (b));
(c)
Further develop and promote quality vocational education to enhance
the skills of children as an alternative for those who leave school early;
(d)
Take all necessary measures to implement the draft law on early
learning and preschool education and allocate sufficient financial resources for the
development and expansion of early childhood education, based on a comprehensive
and holistic policy of early childhood care and development;
(e)
Adopt and implement the national standards and technical regulations
on water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition for preschool institutions and establish
monitoring mechanisms and tools for their enforcement in order to eliminate existing
regional disparities in the quality of water and sanitation facilities in preschool
institutions and schools, which continue to have a negative impact on the health of
children in rural areas.
H.
Special protection measures (arts. 22, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37 (b)-(d) and
38-40)
Asylum-seeking and refugee children
37.
Taking into account the ongoing reform of the State party’s national refugee
legislation and in line with its general comment No. 6 (2005) on the treatment of
unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin, the Committee
recommends that the State party:
(a)
Expedite the adoption of the draft law on international protection to
facilitate the access of asylum-seeking children to the asylum system, including for
children in need of international protection, bringing the national legislation in line
with the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;
(b)
Allocate sufficient human, technical and financial resources for the
implementation of the migration strategy and action plan for the period 2016-2020 to
facilitate local integration of refugee and asylum-seeking children and their access to
naturalization;
(c)
Collaborate with relevant NGOs and seek technical assistance from,
inter alia, UNHCR.
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