A/HRC/34/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 December 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/7. In the report, the High Commissioner takes stock of the ways in which the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has the potential to support the realization of children’s rights and presents an overview of relevant lessons from the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. It further identifies key obligations, considerations and measures needed for the protection of children’s rights in all aspects of the implementation process of the 2030 Agenda. GE.16-22212(E) 