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
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A/HRC/37/60, A/72/164, A/HRC/37/48 and A/HRC/37/47.
GE.18-05242(E)