A/HRC/RES/55/29
Noting that qualifying conditions for inclusive social protection benefits must be
reasonable, proportionate and transparent, that the direct and indirect costs associated with
inclusive social protection coverage must be affordable for all and not compromise the
realization of other economic, social and cultural rights, that social protection benefits should
be provided in a timely manner and that beneficiaries should have physical access to social
security services in order to have access to benefits and information, with particular attention
paid to the most marginalized,
Stressing the importance of ensuring that every child can benefit from inclusive social
protection, and of ensuring the inclusive, effective and meaningful participation of children
in decision-making affecting their lives, in accordance with the evolving capacities of the
child, including in the development, implementation and evaluation of social protection
measures,
Stressing also that child rights-compliant and inclusive social protection systems
should adhere to the principles of substantive equality and non-discrimination and
specifically focus on ensuring equal, universal and comprehensive access and coverage for
all children, including those with disabilities, by, inter alia, taking into account and
addressing the root causes of pre-existing gender inequality and the way in which it is
compounded by other forms of discrimination, reaching those furthest behind,
Acknowledging that, while inclusive social protection systems are tailored to the
specific social, economic, cultural and political contexts of the country concerned, the core
elements of a child rights-based approach to inclusive social protection apply to all States,
with the rights of the child and State obligations at the centre of legislative and policy
frameworks concerning inclusive social protection, and are anchored in human rights, and
recognizing children’s specific vulnerabilities and needs according to their different levels of
physical, cognitive, social and emotional development,
Acknowledging also that investment in children’s inclusive social protection is key to
fulfilling State obligations regarding the realization of economic, social and cultural rights
and has long-term economic, political and social benefits, especially for children,
Acknowledging further the pivotal role of inclusive social protection in fulfilling the
rights of the child, preventing and alleviating child poverty and inequalities and advancing
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, inter alia, in achieving targets 1.3 and 10.4
of the Sustainable Development Goals,
1.
Welcomes the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights on the rights of the child, and takes note with appreciation of his report on the rights
of the child and inclusive social protection;2
2.
Calls upon States to consider ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the optional protocols thereto, and calls for renewed efforts towards their full
implementation by all parties;
Inclusive social protection
3.
Urges States to ensure that all children, in line with international human rights
law, have access to inclusive social protection;
4.
Also urges States to put in place, if they have not yet done so, appropriate
legislation, policies, systems and procedures to ensure that the best interests of the child are
a primary consideration in all actions affecting children and in all decisions taken relating to
their inclusive social protection;
5.
Calls upon States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to take
the measures necessary to achieve the full realization of the rights of the child to social
security, including social insurance, in accordance with the Convention;
6.
Urges States to ensure the widest possible inclusive social protection and
assistance for families, taking, where necessary, relevant special measures of protection and
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A/HRC/54/36.