CHAPTER II OBSERVANCE OF CHILD RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA IN 2019 The report on the observance of child rights in the Republic of Moldova in 2019 was prepared in accordance with the provisions of Art. 29 of Law on the People's Advocate (Ombudsman) no. 52 of April 3, 2014. The report presents the opinion of the People's Advocate for Children's Rights on the capacity of the national child protection system to ensure respect for the rights of the child, based on the conclusions made in the process of monitoring the national implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Ombudsman also makes recommendations to the state authorities to be taken in order to eliminate the systemic factors that lead to the violation of the rights of the child in a particular compartment and to improve the situation in the system of protection of the rights of the child. The issues addressed in the report are for the most part "old", being addressed in the annual Reports of the Children's Ombudsman for previous years. Keeping them in the monitoring area, together with new ones identified, indicates that they have not been solved, on the contrary, they have conditioned the aggravation of the situation in the field. During 2019, in the context of exercising the powers provided by the Law on the People's Advocate (Ombudsman) no. 52 of April 3, 2014, the Children's Ombudsman examined individual cases based on requests and ex-officio procedure, studied the criminal, civil and administrative legal framework and put forward proposals to amend it, cooperated with state institutions to ensure respect for the rights of the child, prepared thematic reports on respect for the rights of children left without parental care and children in places of detention, the situation regarding palliative services for children. There were also organized activities to promote children's rights in educational institutions, activities to consult the opinion of the child at zonal and national level, such as the National Children's Forum. At the same time, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights monitored the implementation of the Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child based on the combined Report IV and V, presented in 2017. 71