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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;
29. 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;
30. Welcomes the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS adopted at the Highlevel Meeting of the General Assembly on 2 June 2006, 12 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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31. Takes note with appreciation of the adoption of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities 13 on 13 December 2006, and notes that the
Convention is open for signature;
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32. Emphasizes its commitment to indigenous peoples in the process of
realization of the right to development, and stresses the commitment to ensure their
rights in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining,
housing, sanitation, health and social security recognized in international human
rights obligations and highlighted in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 61/295
of 13 September 2007;
33. 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;
34. 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, 14 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 as soon as possible,
and States parties to implement effectively, the Convention;
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35. 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;
36. Reaffirms the request to the High Commissioner, in mainstreaming the
right to development, to undertake effectively activities aimed at strengthening the
global partnership for development between Member States, development agencies
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