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realizing the right to development, and notes in particular the positive relationship
between women’s education and their equal participation in the civil, cultural,
economic, political and social activities of the community and the promotion of the
right to development;
30. Stresses the need for the integration of the rights of children, girls and
boys alike, in all policies and programmes, and for ensuring the promotion and
protection of those rights, especially in areas relating to health, education and the
full development of their capacities;
31. Welcomes the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS adopted at the Highlevel Meeting of the General Assembly on 2 June 2006, 13 stresses that further and
additional measures must be taken at the national and international levels to fight
HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases, taking into account ongoing efforts
and programmes, and reiterates the need for international assistance in this regard;
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32. Also welcomes the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities 14 on 3 May 2008;
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33. Stresses its commitment to indigenous peoples in the process of the
realization of the right to development, and reaffirms the commitment to promote
their rights in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and
retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security in accordance with
recognized international human rights obligations and taking into account, as
appropriate, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 61/295 of 13 September 2007;
34. Recognizes the need for strong partnerships with civil society
organizations and the private sector in pursuit of poverty eradication and
development, as well as for corporate social responsibility;
35. Emphasizes the urgent need for taking concrete and effective measures to
prevent, combat and criminalize all forms of corruption at all levels, to prevent,
detect and deter in a more effective manner international transfers of illicitly
acquired assets and to strengthen international cooperation in asset recovery
consistent with the principles of the United Nations Convention against
Corruption, 15 particularly chapter V thereof, stresses the importance of a genuine
political commitment on the part of all Governments through a firm legal
framework, and in this context urges States to sign and ratify the Convention as
soon as possible, and States parties to implement it effectively;
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36. Also emphasizes the need to strengthen further the activities of the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the promotion and
realization of the right to development, including ensuring effective use of the
financial and human resources necessary to fulfil its mandate, and calls upon the
Secretary-General to provide the Office of the High Commissioner with the
necessary resources;
37. Reaffirms the request to the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, in mainstreaming the right to development, to undertake effectively
activities aimed at strengthening the global partnership for development between
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