A/HRC/RES/34/16 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;3 2. Calls upon States to take all necessary measures to ensure the enjoyment by children of all their human rights, without discrimination of any kind, including in efforts to achieve the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda; 3. Reaffirms that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, that the best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle of those responsible for his or her nurture and protection, and that families’ and caregivers’ capacities to provide the child with care and a safe environment should be promoted; I. A child rights-based approach to implementing the 2030 Agenda 4. Calls upon States to promote, protect, respect and fulfil the rights of the child and to mainstream them into all legislation, policies, programmes and budgets, as appropriate, aimed at implementing the 2030 Agenda; 5. Also calls upon States to leave no child behind in the implementation of all the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda, and to pay particular attention to children in marginalized and vulnerable situations, such as but not limited to children with disabilities, children affected by HIV/AIDS, pregnant girls, children affected by armed conflict and in refugee situations, children belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, children living in poverty, children in alternative care, migrant children, including unaccompanied migrant children, children seeking asylum, stateless children, children involved with the criminal justice system, including those deprived of liberty, indigenous children, children recruited or at risk of recruitment by organized criminal groups and armed groups, and children with special needs; 6. Encourages States to promote a child rights-based approach in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, in accordance with their obligations under international law and underpinned by the principles of, inter alia, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, equality and non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, the child’s right to life, survival and development and participation, sustainability, transparency, international cooperation and accountability; 7. Emphasizes the importance of children’s rights as an integral part of sustainable development strategies, and urges States to integrate a child rights perspective into their respective national development frameworks, taking into account those in the most marginalized and vulnerable situations, to ensure that no child is left behind and that those furthest behind are reached first; 8. Reaffirms the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda, in which it is recognized that investing in children is critical to achieving inclusive, equitable and sustainable development for present and future generations, and the vital importance of promoting and protecting the rights of all children and ensuring that no child is left behind, and recalling Council resolution 28/19 on better investment in the rights of the child, of 27 March 2015: (a) Encourages States to mobilize and allocate domestic resources, and where necessary, international resources, including for the realization of the rights of the child, as an essential element to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; 3 4 A/HRC/34/27.