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1. The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (hereinafter the Committee) highly appreciates the opportunity to provide inputs to the High Level Political Forum. Considering that the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance- (hereinafter the Convention) is at a relatively young age, the Committee wishes to deliver a brief introduction on the Convention’s origins, its content and its potential concerning the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, the Committee wishes to express its full support for the implementation of sustainable development goals and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in light of the human rights principles underpinning the Agenda.
2. The Convention is result of a long-lasting effort to adopt a universally binding document aiming at the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance. After its adoption on 20 December 2006, the Convention came into force 4 years later, on 23 December 2010. Since then, the Convention has gained wide support among various actors, including many Member States of the United Nations, other international and regional organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations. On 17 February 2017, the General Assembly organized a High-Level Plenary meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Convention, in which it reaffirmed the commitment of Member States to prevent and eradicate enforced disappearances.
