Subsequently, the Children's Ombudsman concludes that public policy is ineffective in protecting the rights of the child, the national child protection system does not meet the special needs of children at risk, the national education system does not provide children with the necessary training for social integration, and the juvenile justice system fails to perform the basic tasks of prevention and protection of the child with complex emotional behavior. The State does not allocate sufficient resources to maintain and strengthen the systemic reforms carried out. There is a lack of adequate vision for the development of parenting skills, as evidenced by the tragic cases resulting in the death of children. There is no adequate response to combating domestic violence against children. And the Lanzarote Convention remains a challenge for the Republic of Moldova. Failure to respect the rights of children on the left bank of the Dniester to name and citizenship, education in their mother language, social assistance and protection, free movement, the right to life and development has been a persistent problem for decades. The child's opinion and the best interests of the child are not perceived and applied as fundamental principles in actions taken by public institutions and authorities, non-profit organizations and individuals. The People's Advocate for Children's Rights further draws the attention of public authorities on the imperative nature of the concept of protection of future generations. The right of future generations, the child rights-based approach, the child's opinion and the best interests of the child must be the essential pillars of the national child protection system and enshrined in all state actions in the legislative, administrative, judicial, educational, social and any other field relating to children. RIGHT TO LIFE Enshrined in several international human rights treaties, the right to life is the basic foundation of a society that tends to be called the rule of law. Thus, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights specifies in Article 3 “Everyone has the right to life ...”129, an idea also reconfirmed by the European Convention on Human Rights in Article 2 “Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law. Death cannot be caused to someone intentionally, except in the execution of a 129 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/rum.pdf 72

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