Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 21
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Recognizes that a child who is capable of forming his or her own views should be assured the right to express those views freely, without discrimination on any ground, in all matters affecting him or her, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with his or her age and maturity, and calls upon States, as appropriate, to promote knowledge among children about the 2030 Agenda and the rights of the child, and to facilitate, including through funding, the meaningful participation and active consultation of children in all issues affecting them related to the implementation, monitoring and follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, taking into account the best interests of the child;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2017
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2017), A/HRC/RES/34/16, OP 21.