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SCHEDULEWTHE CONVENTION, PROTOCOLS, DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS

PART 1 WPART I OF THE CONVENTION

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Article 20W

1WA child temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or in whose own best interests cannot be allowed to remain in that environment, shall be entitled to special protection and assistance provided by the State.

2WStates Parties shall in accordance with their national laws ensure alternative care for such a child.

3WSuch care could include, inter alia, foster placement, kafalah of Islamic law, adoption or if necessary placement in suitable institutions for the care of children. When considering solutions, due regard shall be paid to the desirability of continuity in a child's upbringing and to the child's ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background.