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, GE.19-05836(E) 

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