In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall entail no adverse consequences for the applicants and for the members of their family. A child whose parents reside in different States shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances personal relations and direct contacts with both parents. Towards that end and in accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, States Parties shall respect the right of the child and his or her parents to leave any country, including their own and to enter their own country. To this end, States Parties shall promote the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral agreements or accession to existing agreements.
Families are the cornerstones of all societies.
Each society has different expressions of family structures, for example the extended and nuclear families. Some societies promote the equality of women and children within the family structures, whilst others are very strict about what women and children can and can not do. The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognises the diversity of families and therefore the diversity of issues that surround families. The issues are diverse and require many commitments from individuals, groups and governments. Early marriage and dowry.