A/HRC/RES/54/19
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
17 October 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fourth session
11 September–13 October 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 12 October 2023
54/19.
Realization of the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every
girl
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the human right of everyone to education, which is enshrined in, inter
alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human
rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination,
Recalling all relevant Human Rights Council resolutions, in particular resolution 47/5
of 12 July 2021,
Recalling also that gender equality and the right to education have been recognized in
the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences,
Recalling further that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
and the Paris Agreement will be implemented to reflect equity and the principle of common
but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different national
circumstances,
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated and that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection
of all human rights,
Recognizing that the full realization of the right to education for all is an essential
condition for achieving sustainable development and contributes to enhancing the adaptive
capacity and resilience of individuals and communities in the face of the adverse effects of
climate change and environmental degradation, and in this regard encouraging States to
effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Sustainable
Development Goal 4, to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote
lifelong learning opportunities for all, underlining the commitment therein to eliminate
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