A/HRC/RES/33/11 Acknowledging the work done by the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes in relation to the reduction and elimination of preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, and in that regard notes the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) and the establishment of the Independent Accountability Panel, Acknowledging also the role played by women’s and girls’ education and empowerment, and the impact of gender inequality, when addressing the underlying causes of child mortality and morbidity, Reaffirming that States should take all appropriate measures to ensure the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health without discrimination of any kind and, in doing so, be guided by the best interests of the child, ensuring the meaningful participation of children, consistent with their evolving capacities, in all matters and decisions affecting their lives, bearing in mind the rights, duties and responsibilities of parents or caregivers in relation to preventing mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, and take steps to ensure the allocation of available resources to the maximum extent possible to achieve the full realization of the right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health, including by strengthening international cooperation in this field, Recognizing that the factors leading to preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age can be particularly severe in developing countries, Recognizing also that a human rights-based approach to reducing and eliminating preventable child mortality and morbidity is an approach underpinned by the principles of, inter alia, equality and non-discrimination, participation, sustainability, transparency, the best interests of the child, international cooperation and accountability, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to policies and programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age; 2 2. Urges States to disseminate the technical guidance and to apply it, as appropriate, in the design, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of laws, policies, programmes, budgets and mechanisms for remedy and redress aimed at eliminating preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age; 3. Calls upon States to adopt a human rights-based approach to reducing and eliminating preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, including in scaling up efforts to achieve the integrated management of quality maternal, newborn and child health care and services, particularly at the community and family levels, and to take action to address the main causes of preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age; 4. Calls upon States and other relevant stakeholders, including national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations, with due regard to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, to continue to take and intensify action at all levels to address the interlinked root causes of preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, such as poverty, malnutrition, harmful practices, violence, stigma and discrimination, unsafe households and environments, lack of safe drinking water and sanitation, lack of accessible, affordable, quality and appropriate health care, services, 2 2 A/HRC/33/23.

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