A/RES/73/327
International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, 2021
anniversaries, in particular paragraphs 1 to 10 of the annex thereto on the agreed
criteria for the proclamation of international years, as well as paragraphs 13 and 14,
in which it is stated that an international year should not be proclaimed before the
basic arrangements necessary for its organization and financing have been made,
Reaffirming also the commitments made by Member States to take immediate
and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human
trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child
labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour
in all its forms,
Recognizing the importance of revitalized global partnerships to ensure the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the
implementation of the goals and targets related to the elimination of child labour,
Recognizing also that 2016 was the Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
established by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries,
Noting the adoption of the Buenos Aires Declaration on Child Labour, Force d
Labour and Youth Employment at the fourth Global Conference on the Sustained
Eradication of Child Labour, held in Buenos Aires from 14 to 16 November 2017,
including the commitments contained therein,
1.
Labour;
Decides to declare 2021 the International Year for the Elimination of Child
2.
Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system,
other international and regional organizations and civil society, including
non-governmental organizations, individuals and other relevant stake holders, to
observe the International Year, as appropriate, through activities aimed at raising
awareness of the importance of the eradication of child labour, and to share best
practices in this regard;
3.
Invites the International Labour Organization, mindful of the provisions
contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to
facilitate the implementation of the International Year;
4.
Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the
implementation of the present resolution and that are above and beyond those
currently within the mandate of the lead agency should be met through voluntary
contributions;
5.
Invites all relevant stakeholders to make voluntary contributions and to
provide other forms of support for the International Year;
6.
Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the
attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and
civil society organizations for appropriate observance.
101st plenary meeting
25 July 2019
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