A/HRC/RES/28/19 Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and taking note with appreciation of their recent reports,1 Recalling the commitments made by States at the World Summit for Children in 1990 and at the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly in 2002 to followup and implement the Plan of Action, 2 the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 3 the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, 4 the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development,5 the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development, 6 the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid and Criminal Justice Systems,7 the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, and recognizing their relevance, as appropriate, for other relevant stakeholders, such as business enterprises, Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated, interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and must be treated in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, and recognizing the need to ensure the full and effective enjoyment by all children of their human rights, including the right to development, Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights, including the rights of the child, and that this responsibility involves all branches of the State, Reaffirming that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, while the best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle of those responsible for his or her nurture and protection, and that families’ and caregivers’ capacities to provide the child with care and safe environment should be promoted, Recognizing that the duties and responsibility to respect the rights of the child extend in practice beyond the State and State-controlled services and institutions and apply to private actors and business enterprises, Affirming that investing in children is critical to achieving inclusive, equitable and sustainable human development for present and future generations, and delivers benefits to society and the economy at large, Recognizing that investing in quality education and health services tailored for children is a critical component of fulfilling the State’s duties and responsibilities to respect, to promote and to protect the rights of the child, Acknowledging that children constitute more than 30 per cent of the world population and even more than 50 per cent of the population in some countries, and expressing deep concern that, while States have developed and improved legal frameworks for children, the lack of sufficient, efficient, inclusive and equitable public investment in children remains one of the main barriers to realizing their rights, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 A/HRC/28/56, A/HRC/28/55 and A/HRC/28/54. General Assembly resolution S-27/2, annex. General Assembly resolution 55/2. See General Assembly resolution 67/164. A/CONF.198/11, chap. I. A/CONF.212/L.1/Rev.1. General Assembly resolution 67/187, annex.