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an equal basis with others through, inter alia, the promotion of the rights of persons with
disabilities and the mainstreaming of such rights in development policies;
6.
Calls upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and
relevant United Nations agencies to continue to provide technical cooperation to States,
upon their request, in the implementation of their human rights obligations and accepted
universal periodic review recommendations to ensure and promote the full realization of the
rights of persons with disabilities;
7.
Welcomes the efforts made by the Office of the High Commissioner to
provide technical assistance and capacity-building to States, and emphasizes that such
technical assistance and capacity-building shall be provided in consultation with and with
the consent of the States concerned;
8.
Also welcomes the report of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations
Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights submitted to the
Human Rights Council at its twenty-sixth session,1 and encourages the Office of the High
Commissioner to fully implement the recommendations made by the Board to ensure
effectiveness of technical cooperation, while encouraging States to enhance voluntary
contributions for the relevant United Nations funds to support technical assistance and
capacity-building, particularly the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Fund for Participation in
Universal Periodic Review Mechanism and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical
Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review;
9.
Decides, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Human Rights Council
resolution 18/18 of 29 September 2011, that the theme for the annual thematic panel
discussion under agenda item 10 to be held at the twenty-eighth session of the Council shall
be “Technical cooperation to support inclusive and participatory development and poverty
eradication at the national level”;
10.
Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the technical
assistance provided by his Office to support inclusive and participatory development at the
national level, for submission to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session, to
serve as a basis for the thematic panel discussion, and to liaise with States, relevant United
Nations bodies and agencies, relevant special procedures and other stakeholders with a
view to ensuring their participation in the thematic panel discussion.
39th meeting
25 September 2014
[Adopted without a vote.]
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A/HRC/26/51.
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