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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

4.

States

Parties

shall

promote,

in

the

spirit

of

international cooperation, the exchange of appropriate

information in the field of preventive health care and of

medical,

psychological

and

functional

treatment

of

disabled children, including dissemination of and access

to

information concerning methods of rehabilitation,

education

and

vocational

services,

with

the

aim of

enabling States Parties to improve their capabilities and

skills and to widen their experience in these areas. In this

regard, particular account shall be taken of the needs of

developing countries.

ARTICLE 24

1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to the

enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health

and

to

facilities

for

the

treatment

of

illness

and

rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to

ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of

access to such health care services.

2. States Parties shall pursue full implementation of this

right and, in particular, shall take appropriate measures:

(a) To diminish infant and child mortality;

(b)

To

ensure

the

provision

of

necessary

medical

assistance and health care to all children with emphasis

on the development of primary health care;

(c) To combat disease and malnutrition, including within

the framework of primary health care, through, inter alia,

the

application

of

readily

available

technology

and

through the provision of adequate nutritious foods and

clean

drinking-water,

taking

into

consideration

the

dangers and risks of environmental pollution;

(d) To ensure appropriate pre-natal and post-natal health

care for mothers;

(e) To ensure that all segments of society, in particular

parents

and

children,

are

informed,

have access to

education

and

are

supported

in

the

use

of

basic

knowledge of child health and nutrition, the advantages

of breastfeeding, hygiene and environmental sanitation

and the prevention of accidents;

(f) To develop preventive health care, guidance for parents

and family planning education and services.

3. States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate

measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices

prejudicial to the health of children.

4. States Parties undertake to promote and encourage

international

co-operation

with

a

view

to

achieving

progressively the full realization of the right recognized in

the present article. In this regard, particular account shall

be taken of the needs of developing countries.

ARTICLE 25

States Parties recognize the right of a child who has been

placed by the competent authorities for the purposes of

care, protection or treatment of his or her physical or

mental health, to a periodic review of the treatment

provided to the child and all other circumstances relevant

to his or her placement.

ARTICLE 26

1. States Parties shall recognize for every child the right to

benefit from social security, including social insurance,

and shall take the necessary measures to achieve the full

realization of this right in accordance with their national

law.

2. The benefits should, where appropriate, be granted,

taking into account the resources and the circumstances

of the child and persons having responsibility for the

maintenance

of

the

child,

as

well

as

any

other

consideration

relevant to an application for benefits

made by or on behalf of the child.

ARTICLE 27

1. States Parties recognize the right of every child to a

standard

of

living adequate for the child's physical,

mental, spiritual, moral and social development.

2. The parent(s) or others responsible for the child have

the primary responsibility to secure, within their abilities

and financial capacities, the conditions of living necessary

for the child's development.

3. States Parties, in accordance with national conditions

and within their means, shall take appropriate measures

to assist parents and others responsible for the child to

implement this right and shall in case of need provide

material assistance and support programmes, particularly

with regard to nutrition, clothing and housing.

4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to

secure the recovery of maintenance for the child from the

parents or other persons having financial responsibility

for the child, both within the State Party and from

abroad. In particular, where the person having financial

responsibility for the child lives in a State different from

that

of

the

child,

States

Parties

shall

promote the

accession to international agreements or the conclusion

of such agreements, as well as the making of other

appropriate arrangements.

ARTICLE 28

1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to

education,

and

with

a

view to achieving this right

progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they

shall, in particular:

(a) Make primary education compulsory and available

free to all;

(b) Encourage the development of different forms of

secondary education, including general and vocational

education, make them available and accessible to every

child,

and

take

appropriate

measures

such

as

the

introduction of free education and offering financial

assistance in case of need;

(c) Make higher education accessible to all on the basis of

capacity by every appropriate means;

(d) Make educational and vocational information and

guidance available and accessible to all children;

(e) Take measures to encourage regular attendance at

schools and the reduction of drop-out rates.

2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to

ensure that school discipline is administered in a manner

consistent

with

the

child's

human

dignity

and

in

conformity with the present Convention.

3.

States

Parties

shall

promote

and

encourage

international

cooperation

in

matters

relating

to

education, in particular with a view to contributing to the

elimination of ignorance and illiteracy throughout the

world and facilitating access to scientific and technical

knowledge and modern teaching methods. In this regard,

particular

account

shall

be

taken

of

the

needs

of

developing countries.

ARTICLE 29

1. States Parties agree that the education of the child shall

be directed to:

(a) The development of the child's personality, talents and

mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential;

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