Rights of the child
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to Development, 26 the Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting
devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children, held in
New York from 11 to 13 December 2007, 27 the outcome document, entitled “The
future we want”, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable
Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 2 2 June 2012, 28 and the
outcome document of the third Global Conference on Child Labour, held in Brasilia
from 8 to 10 October 2013, and recalling also the World Congresses against Sexual
Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, the Global Action Programme on
Education for Sustainable Development 29 and the World Education Forum 2015, held
in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 22 May 2015,
Underscoring the importance of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development 30 in ensuring the enjoyment of the rights of the child,
Welcoming the work undertaken on a global compact on refugees and a global
compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, to be considered for adoption in
2018, and recalling the importance of protecting the human rights and fundamental
freedoms of all refugee and migrant children, with the best interests of the child as a
primary consideration,
Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General on progress made towards
achieving the commitments set out in the outcome document of the twenty -seventh
special session of the General Assembly 31 and on the status of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and the issues addressed in resolution 71/177, 32 as well as the
report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against
Children, 33 the report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict 34 and the joint report of 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, and the Special
Rapporteur of the Council on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, 35
whose recommendations should be carefully studied, taking fully into account the
views of Member States,
Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility to respect, promote and
protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights of the child,
Acknowledging the important role played by national governmental and local
structures for children, including, where they exist, ministries and institutions in
charge of child, family and youth issues and independent ombudspersons for children
or other national institutions for the promotion and protection of the rights of the
child,
Recognizing that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and
protection of children, in the best interests of the child, and that children, for the full
and harmonious development of their personality, should grow up in a family
environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding,
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Resolution 41/128, annex.
Resolution 62/88.
Resolution 66/288, annex.
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A/72/208.
A/72/356.
A/72/275.
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