A/HRC/RES/55/29
26.
Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the rights of the child
and violations of the human rights of children in armed conflicts, in close cooperation with
all relevant stakeholders, including States, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, relevant special
procedure mandate holders, other relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, regional
organizations and human rights bodies, national human rights institutions and civil society,
including through consultations with children themselves, to make the report available in an
accessible and child-friendly format and to present the report to the Human Rights Council
at its sixtieth session, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to organize the
annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child in 2026 on the theme of the rights of the
child and violations of the human rights of children in armed conflicts, to ensure appropriate
resources to support the participation of children, ensuring that they have easy access to
relevant premises, and to make the discussion fully accessible to children and to persons with
disabilities.
56th meeting
5 April 2024
[Adopted without a vote.]
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