High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

A/RES/68/273View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 65a Promotion and protection of the rights of children, published in 2014.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Conferences International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Rights of the Child

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Decides to convene a high-level meeting on 20 November 2014 on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,Error: Reference source not found and that the high-level meeting will comprise an opening plenary meeting and an interactive panel discussion with the meaningful participation of children;

Decides also that, in addition to the participation of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and Member States speaking on behalf of regional groups, will address the high-level meeting at its opening meeting;

Decides further that the interactive panel discussion will be chaired by two Member States, at the invitation of the President of the General Assembly, after consultations with regional groups;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, in a transparent manner and in consultation with Member States, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund, to finalize the organizational arrangements for the high-level meeting, including identification of the theme and panellists for the interactive panel discussion, with due regard given to gender balance and equitable geographical distribution, as well as the meaningful participation of children;

Encourages all Member and observer States and observers to be represented at the high-level meeting at the highest possible level and to include children and young persons in their delegations;

Invites all relevant United Nations entities and other relevant intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations to participate in the high-level meeting at the highest possible level;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to draw up a list of interested representatives of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council who may participate in the high-level meeting;

Also requests the President of the General Assembly, in a timely manner, to draw up a list of representatives of non-governmental organizations accredited to or in a collaborative relationship or partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, as well as of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector, who may participate in the high-level meeting, taking into account the principles of transparency and equitable geographical representation, for submission to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis, and to bring the list⁴ to the attention of the General Assembly;

⁴The list will include proposed as well as final names.

Further requests the President of the General Assembly, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund, to prepare a summary of the high-level meeting and to bring the summary to the attention of Member States, relevant United Nations entities and other stakeholders.

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