A/RES/66/141
27. Notes with interest the outcome of the Hague Global Child Labour
Conference, including the Road Map for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst
Forms of Child Labour by 2016;
28. Calls upon all States to take into account the global report of the
Director-General of the International Labour Organization entitled “Accelerating
action against child labour”;
29. Urges all States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying both the
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 31 and the Minimum Age
Convention, 1973 (No. 138), 32 of the International Labour Organization;
Implementing child rights in early childhood
30. Reaffirms paragraphs 28 to 45 of its resolution 65/197, reaffirming that
early childhood is a critical phase for the realization of the rights enshrined in the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, and urges all States to implement the
measures set out in paragraph 43 of its resolution 65/197;
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The rights of children with disabilities
31. Also reaffirms that all children with disabilities should have full
enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with
other children, as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child1 and the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,3 and that the full and
effective implementation of these instruments is an important step to the realization
of the rights of children with disabilities, including respect for their evolving
capacities and respect for their right to preserve their identity;
32. Stresses the importance of international cooperation in supporting national
efforts for the realization of the rights of children with disabilities, recognizing the
importance of taking appropriate and effective measures among States that aim at
facilitating and supporting capacity-building, including through the exchange and
sharing of information, experiences, training programmes and best practices;
33. Recognizes that discrimination against any child on the basis of disability
is a violation of the inherent dignity and worth of the child, and expresses grave
concern that children with disabilities face violations of their human rights as well
as discriminatory, attitudinal and environmental barriers to their participation and
inclusion in society and in the community;
34. Concerned that children with disabilities, particularly girls, are often at
greater risk, both within and outside the home, of physical or mental violence,
injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment and maltreatment or exploitation,
including sexual abuse;
35. Reaffirms that the eradication of poverty is essential to the achievement
of all Millennium Development Goals and to the full realization of the rights of all
children, including those with disabilities, and also reaffirms resolution 65/1 of
22 September 2010;
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Ibid., vol. 2133, No. 37245.
Ibid., vol. 1015, No. 14862.