A/HRC/RES/40/14
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 April 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fortieth session
25 February–22 March 2019
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 22 March 2019
40/14.
Rights of the child: empowering children with disabilities for the
enjoyment of their human rights, including through inclusive education
The Human Rights Council,
Emphasizing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child constitutes the standard
for the respect, protection and fulfilment of the rights of the child, bearing in mind the
importance of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, and calling for their universal
ratification and effective implementation,
Emphasizing also the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the
progress it entails for the advancement of the rights and respect for the dignity of children
with disabilities, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention, and calling for their
universal ratification,
Recalling all previous resolutions on the rights of the child of the Commission on
Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, the most recent
being Council resolution 37/20 of 23 March 2018 and Assembly resolution 73/155 of 17
December 2018,
Welcoming the commemoration in 2019 of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption
of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the sixtieth anniversary of the Declaration
of the Rights of the Child, and the progress made over the years in safeguarding the rights
of the child,
Recalling all other relevant international human rights treaties, in particular the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women and the International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to
Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print
Disabled,
Reaffirming that the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
including the best interests of the child, non-discrimination, participation, survival and
development, provide the framework for all actions concerning children,
Welcoming the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, of the Committee
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and of other treaty bodies, and noting in
particular the general comments of the Committees,
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