United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/62/88
Distr.: General
25 January 2008
Sixty-second session
Agenda item 66 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2007
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/62/L.31)]
62/88.
Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary
meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the
special session on children
The General Assembly
Adopts the following Declaration:
Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the
follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children
1.
We, the representatives of States gathered at the commemorative highlevel plenary meeting of the General Assembly, are encouraged by the progress
achieved since 2002 in creating a world fit for children. Fewer children under five
are dying each year. More children are in school than ever before. More educational
opportunities are being equally extended to girls and boys. More medicines are
available for children, including those infected by HIV/AIDS. More laws, policies
and plans are in place to protect children from violence, abuse and exploitation. Our
present and future actions should build upon those important gains.
2.
Yet many challenges persist. Eradicating poverty is the greatest global
challenge, as poverty poses difficulties to meeting the needs, protecting and
promoting the rights of all children in the world. Despite encouraging achievements,
the number of children dying before their fifth birthday remains unacceptably high.
Malnutrition, pandemics, including HIV/AIDS, as well as malaria, tuberculosis and
other preventable diseases continue to be a hindrance to a healthy life for millions of
children. Lack of access to education remains a significant obstacle to their
development. A large number of children are still subject to violence, exploitation
and abuse, as well as to inequity and discrimination, in particular against the girl
child. We will work to break the cycle of poverty, achieve the internationally agreed
development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, create an
environment that is conducive to the well-being of children and realize all the rights
of the child.
3.
We reaffirm our commitment to the full implementation of the
Declaration and Plan of Action contained in the outcome document of the twenty-
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