A/RES/70/137 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 _______________ 35 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973. Resolution 217 A (III). 37 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 660, No. 9464. 36 10/16

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