A/HRC/RES/34/16 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 6 April 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February – 24 March 2017 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 24 March 2017 34/16. Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The Human Rights Council, Emphasizing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection 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, 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 31/7 of 23 March 2016 and Assembly resolution 71/177 of 19 December 2016, Reaffirming that the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the best interests of the child, non-discrimination, participation and survival and development, provide the framework for all actions concerning children, Welcoming the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and of other treaty bodies, and noting in particular the general comments of the Committee, Welcoming also the attention paid by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council to the rights of the child in the context of their respective mandates, in particular the work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and taking note with appreciation of their recent reports,1 Recalling its resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the Human Rights Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the 1 A/HRC/34/55, A/HRC/34/45 and A/HRC/34/44. GE.17-05580(E) 

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