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Rights of the child
committed against children in situations of armed conflict, in accordance with
international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949; 35
33. Calls upon States to protect children affected by armed conflict, in
particular from violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law,
and to ensure that they receive timely, effective humanitarian assistance, noting the
efforts taken to end impunity by ensuring accountability and punishing perpetrators,
and calls upon the international community to hold those responsible for violations
accountable, inter alia, through the International Criminal Court;
34. Remains deeply concerned, however, over the lack of progress on the
ground in some situations and the deterioration in other situations where parties to
armed conflict continue to violate with impunity the relevant provisions of
applicable international law relating to the rights and protect ion of children in armed
conflict;
35. Expresses its deep concern about attacks, as well as threats of attacks, in
contravention of applicable international law against schools and/or hospitals, and
protected persons in relation to them, welcomes the publ ication of the guidance note
on Security Council resolution 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011 on attacks on schools
and hospitals by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
for Children and Armed Conflict in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s
Fund, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, and takes note of the adoption of Security Council
resolution 2143 (2014) of 7 March 2014;
36. Welcomes in this regard the “Children, not soldiers” campaign initiated
by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed
Conflict and the United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with o ther United
Nations partners, aimed at ending and preventing, by 2016, the recruitment and use
of children by the national security forces concerned, and requests the Special
Representative to report on progress in her next report to the General Assembly;
III
Right to education
37. Reaffirms that education is a fundamental human right, a basis for
guaranteeing the realization of other human rights and is essential for sustainable
development and the promotion of peace and tolerance, as well as key to achi eving
full employment and poverty eradication;
38. Also reaffirms the human right of everyone to education, which is
enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 36 the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 3 the Convention
on the Rights of the Child, the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No.
182), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 9 the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, 37 the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
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