A/RES/73/155
Rights of the child
58. Recalls paragraph 52 (d) of its resolution 69/157 of 18 December 2014, in
which it invited the Secretary-General to commission an in-depth global study on
children deprived of their liberty, to be funded through voluntary contributions, also
recalls paragraph 88 of its resolution 71/177 and paragraph 37 of its resolution
72/245, in which it invited the designated independent expert to submit a final report
to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, and in this regard encourages
Member States and United Nations agencies, funds, programmes and offices, as well
as other relevant stakeholders, to contribute to and support the elaboration of the
study;
59.
Decides:
(a) To request the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-fourth session a comprehensive report on the rights of the child containing
information on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and on the
issues addressed in the present resolution, with a focus on children without parental
care;
(b) To request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict to continue to submit reports to the General Assembly
and the Human Rights Council on the activities undertaken in the fulfilment of her
mandate, including information on her field visits and on the progress achieved and
the challenges remaining on the children and armed conflict agenda;
(c) To request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict, in carrying out her mandate for the protection of
children in situations of armed conflict, in accordance with the relevant resolutions
of the General Assembly and the Security Council, to continue to engage proactively
with relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, Member States, regional and
subregional organizations and non-State armed groups, including by negotiating
action plans, securing commitments, advocating for appropriate response
mechanisms and ensuring attention and follow-up to the conclusions and
recommendations of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
Conflict, and reaffirms the important role the Special Representative can play in
contributing to conflict prevention;
(d) To request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
Violence against Children to continue to submit annual reports to the General
Assembly and the Human Rights Council on the activities undertaken in fulfilment of
her mandate, consistent with paragraphs 58 and 59 of its resolution 62/141, including
information on her field visits and on the progress achieved and the challenges
remaining on the violence against children agenda;
(e) To request the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the
sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child
pornography and other child sexual abuse material, to continue to submit reports to
the General Assembly and the Council on the activities undertaken in fulfilment of
her mandate, including information on her field visits and on the progress achieved
and the challenges remaining in the prevention and eradication of the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography and the sexual exploitation and abuse of
children;
(f) To invite the Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to present
an oral report on the work of the Committee and to engage in an interactive dialogue
with the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session as a way to enhance
communication between the Assembly and the Committee;
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