A/HRC/36/L.43 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 27 September 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11–29 September 2017 Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.26/Rev.1 36/… Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights After the last preambular paragraph, insert a new paragraph reading Recalling that, in accordance with international law, the authorities of States hosting the headquarters or offices of the United Nations, or of specialized agencies as defined in Article 57, paragraph 2 of the Charter, shall not impose any impediment to transit to or from the headquarters districts of representatives of Members or officials of the United Nations, or of specialized agencies, or the families of such representatives or officials; experts performing missions for the United Nations or for specialized agencies; representatives of the press, or of radio, film or other information agencies who have been accredited by the United Nations or by a specialized agency; representatives of nongovernmental organizations recognized by the United Nations for the purpose of consultation under Article 71 of the Charter; or other persons invited to the headquarters district by the United Nations or by such specialized agency on official business, and therefore underlining that denial by the host country of access to meetings for participants or refusal to issue entry visas for them in a timely manner and without restrictions of any kind constitute a breach of respective obligations under international law and may be considered an act of intimidation or reprisal against individuals or groups who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.17-16874(E) 