31 point out the number of child protection facilities should be increased to 100, and the number of consultants at one institution from the current eight to at least 15. Question What measures does the Government have to substantially expand infrastructures to protect children from abuse? 27. Universal Birth Registration System According to the Act on the Registration, Etc. of Family Relationship, the birth of a child born within wedlock shall be reported by the father or the mother, and the birth of a child born out of wedlock shall be reported by the mother, and in cases where parents are unable to file such reports, relatives living together, the doctor, the midwife or any other persons involved in the delivery shall file the report(para. 360). In response, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2011, and the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and UPR of the UN Human Rights Council in 2012, recommended the introduction of a universal birth registration system for every child born in Korea. Question What are the position and plans of the Government regarding the introduction of a universal birth registration system? 28. Guarantee of Rights to Education and Medical Care for Migrant Children In 2011 the NHRCK advised that migrant children should have guaranteed access to education and medical care regardless of their parents’ legal status of residence and

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