A/HRC/RES/37/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 6 April 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 March 2018 37/20. Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations 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 and, bearing in mind the importance of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, 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 34/16 of 24 March 2017 and Assembly resolution 72/245 of 24 December 2017, Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding principles contained in the annex thereto, Reaffirming also the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in the provision of humanitarian assistance, Reaffirming further that the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the best interests of the child, non-discrimination, participation, 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 and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as the work 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 of their most recent reports,1 1 A/HRC/37/60, A/72/164, A/HRC/37/48 and A/HRC/37/47. GE.18-05242(E) 

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