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34B - Children must be afforded special protection as specified in law in the event of a marital breakdown of the parents.
10 Related Recommendations
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CRC-7 The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3 of 2007, para. 10) and encourages the State party to consider withdrawing its reservations to articles 14(1) and 21 of the Convention. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CEDAW - 37 The State party should: (a) Take steps to expedite the adoption of the maternal and child health bill; (b) Increase access to obstetric health services for women, including prenatal and postnatal services, on all atolls and islands of the State party, in particular for rural women, by ensuring effective access to universal health insurance and by increasing the number of skilled health-care personnel; (c) Ensure age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including information about available contraceptive methods and family planning, in order to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and early pregnancies and remove restrictions applied in practice by health-care personnel to unmarried girls; (d) Collect data and conduct research on the prevalence of unsafe and illegal abortions, disaggregated by age and geographical location. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
CRC-53(3) The Committee also recommends that the State party urgently develop programmes for children and adolescents leaving care and explores without further delay possibilities for the development of traditional foster care systems, such as family/community-based alternative care Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-53(1) The Committee urges the State party to immediately remove children from the Home for People with Special Needs and stop placing children in this institution and to investigate all cases of abuse, discrimination and violence against children within alternative care institutions. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-53(2) Reiterating its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, para. 60), the Committee further recommends the State party adopt expeditiously Regulations on Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, Regulations on State Custody and Regulations on Foster Care, taking into account the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children of 20 December 2009, and to provide relevant training to staff to implement them in practice. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-55(a) With reference to General Comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities, the Committee urges the State party to adopt a human rights-based approach to disability, set up a comprehensive strategy, based on disaggregated statistical data, for the inclusion of children with disabilities and:55(a) Allocate sufficient resources for the full implementation of the Protection and Financial Assistance to Persons with Disabilities Act; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-55(b) Ensure that all children with disabilities are included in the disability registry and remove any existing financial or other obstacles to such registration; NSPA Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-55(c) Strengthen its efforts to implement the inclusive education policy and ensure that inclusive education is given priority over the placement of children in specialized institutions and classes; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-55(d) Strengthen its efforts to ensure that children with disabilities have access to health care, including early detection and intervention programmes; Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CRC-55(e) Undertake awareness-raising campaigns aimed at government officials, the public and families to combat the stigmatization of and prejudice against children with disabilities and promote a positive image of such children. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
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