A/HRC/PRST/27/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 October 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Statement by the President PRST 27/1 Twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child At the 42nd meeting, on 26 September 2014, the President of the Human Rights Council made the statement below: “The Human Rights Council: 1. Reaffirms the obligations and commitments of States to promote and protect the rights, dignity and well-being of every child; 2. Emphasizes that the Convention on the Rights of the Child constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child; 3. Recalls that the Convention on the Rights of the Child enjoys near universal ratification; 4. the Child; Notes with appreciation the work of the Committee on the Rights of 5. Welcomes the efforts made by all countries to effectively promote and protect the rights of the child, and calls upon all States to increase such efforts; 6. Urges States that have not yet become parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to consider doing so; 7. Recalls in this context the forthcoming twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Rights of the Child by the General Assembly, and welcomes the unprecedented level of support given by States Members of the United Nations.” GE.14-18029 (E) 