A/RES/74/172
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
7 January 2020
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 106
Crime prevention and criminal justice
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2019
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/74/400)]
74/172.
Education for Justice and the rule of law in the context
of sustainable development
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
United Nations and international law, which are the indispensable foundation of a
more peaceful, prosperous and just world, and reiterating its determination to foster
strict respect for them and to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world,
Reaffirming also the right of everyone to education, which is enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 and is recognized by States parties to the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2 the Convention on
the Rights of the Child, 3 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 4 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities 5 and other relevant instruments,
Recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, as set out in the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 6 are integrated and indivisible and
balance the three dimensions of sustainable development, and acknowledging the
importance of taking measures to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, including expanded
opportunities for all children, particularly girls, to access quality education, as well
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Resolution 217 A (III).
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.
Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378.
Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.
Resolution 70/1.
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