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8. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000)

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(Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000)

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Article 8

4. States Parties shall take measures to ensure appropriate training, in particular legal and psychological training, for the persons who work with victims of the offences prohibited under the present Protocol.

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Article 9

2. States Parties shall promote awareness in the public at large, including children, through information by all appropriate means, education and training, about the preventive measures and harmful effects of the offences referred to in the present Protocol. In fulfilling their obligations under this article, States Parties shall encourage the participation of the community and, in particular, children and child victims, in such information and education and training programmes, including at the international level.

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