A/HRC/S-4/5
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“Taking note of its decision 2/115 of 28 November 2006 on Darfur,
“Recognizing the need for the Council to be provided with clear, accurate and
substantiated information on the human rights situation in Darfur,
“1.
Welcomes the cooperation established by the Government of the Sudan
with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan and calls upon
the Government to continue to intensify its cooperation with the Council, its mechanisms,
and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;
“2.
Notes with concern the seriousness of the human rights and humanitarian
situation in Darfur despite the conclusion of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which some
parties have yet to sign;
“3.
Calls upon the parties which did not sign the Darfur Peace Agreement to
do so and all parties to observe the ceasefire;
“4.
Calls upon the international community at large and the donor countries
and peace partners in particular to honour their pledges of support inter alia to the African
Union Mission in Sudan whose mandate has recently been extended, and to provide
urgent and adequate financial and technical assistance to the Government of the Sudan
and to the relevant State and non-State agencies in the promotion and protection of
human rights;
“5.
Welcomes the initiative of the Government of the Sudan to invite officials
and members of the Human Rights Council to obtain first-hand information on the human
rights situation in Darfur;
“6.
Decides to dispatch a mission to assess the human rights situation in
Darfur, to be headed by the President of the Council and to include the members of the
Bureau and the regional group coordinators members of the Council and further requests
the mission to report to the Council at its fourth session.”
22.
The amendments to draft resolution A/HRC/S/L.1, as contained in document
A/HRC/S-4/L.3, read as follows:
“1.
In the first preambular paragraph after the words ‘15 March 2006’ insert the
following phrase: ‘in its paragraph 10, provided for the Council to be able to hold special
sessions when needed, at the request of a member of the Council with the support of one
third of the membership of the Council’ and delete the end of the paragraph;
“2.
After the first preambular paragraph insert the following paragraph:
Recalling Human Rights Council decision 2/115 of 28 November 2006
on Darfur,
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