A/HRC/29/L.39
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: Limited
3 July 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Belgium,* Luxembourg,* Uruguay:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/29/L.25
29/… Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the
realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its
members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and
achieving sustainable development
1.
After paragraph 9, insert a new paragraph reading
9 bis. Reaffirms the need to promote and protect the rights of the child, and in this
regard calls upon States to render appropriate assistance to parents and legal guardians in
the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities in the best interests of the child,
bearing in mind that a child should grow up in a safe and supportive family environment,
and giving high priority to the rights of the children, including to survival, protection and
development;
2.
Delete paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 13.
* Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.
GE.15-11084(E)
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