Rights of the child: realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment, resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council

Resolution 45/20 emphasizes that the Convention on the Rights of the Child constitutes the international legal foundation for the respect, protection and fulfilment of the rights of the child, bearing in mind the importance of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, and calling for their universal ratification and effective implementation. The Convention on the Rights of the Child requires States parties to pursue the full implementation of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by taking measures to combat disease and malnutrition, taking into consideration the dangers and risks of environmental pollution.