Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

A/RES/73/301View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70a Promotion and protection of the rights of children, published in 2018.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Anniversaries Conferences Rights of the Child Treaties

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Decides to convene a high-level commemorative event to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child1 during the high-level week of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, on 25 September 2019, from 8.30 to 9.30 a.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber;

Also decides 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, United Nations Messenger of Peace Ms. Malala Yousafzai, and representatives of Poland, as the initiator of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, and of the first Member State from each regional group to have ratified the Convention, in their national capacity, will address the high-level commemorative event;

Further decides to convene a one-day high-level meeting in the General Assembly Hall on 20 November 2019 on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that the high-level meeting will begin with an opening plenary meeting and an interactive segment with the meaningful participation of children, and will continue with a high-level plenary meeting;

Decides that, in addition to 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 and the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, as well as a representative of civil society engaged in the promotion of the rights of the child, to be identified by the President of the General Assembly, will address the opening plenary meeting, and that following the interactive segment, Member States will address the high-level plenary meeting and observers of the General Assembly will also be invited to address the high-level plenary meeting;

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 commemorative event and the high-level meeting, with due regard given to gender balance and equitable geographical distribution, as well as the meaningful participation of children;

Encourages Member States and observers of the General Assembly to be represented at the high-level commemorative event and the high-level meeting at the highest possible level and to include children and young persons in their delegations;

Encourages Member States to incorporate the views and perspectives of children in their commemorative activities on the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the regional, national and subnational levels, with a view to continuing to take action and to strengthen efforts for the advancement of the rights of the child, and to consider sharing their experiences during the high-level meeting;

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

Also requests the President of the General Assembly, in a timely manner, to draw up a list of other representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector who may attend the high-level commemorative event and participate in the interactive segment of the high-level meeting, taking into account the principles of transparency and of equitable geographical representation, and with due regard to the meaningful participation of women, and to submit the list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis;³

³The list of proposed as well as final names will be brought to the attention of the General Assembly. Where a name is objected to, the objecting Member State will, on a voluntary basis, make known to the Office of the President of the General Assembly the general basis of its objections and the Office will share any information received with any Member State upon its request.

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 in November and to bring the summary to the attention of Member States, relevant United Nations entities and other stakeholders.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents