A/HRC/10/29
13.
Requests the High Commissioner to submit a comprehensive and updated
report to the Council at its thirteenth session, in accordance with its annual programme of
work, following the structure and scope of her report and with a special focus on further
measures taken to correct the imbalance in geographical composition of the staff of the
Office.
42nd meeting
26 March 2009
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 33 to 12, with 2 abstentions (see part II, chap. II). The
voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana,
India, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia;
Against:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Abstaining:
Chile, Republic of Korea.]
10/6
Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming its commitment to promoting international cooperation, as set forth in
the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Article 1, paragraph 3 thereof, as well as
relevant provisions of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 for enhancing genuine cooperation
among Member States in the field of human rights,
Recalling the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Millennium
Declaration on 8 September 2000, Assembly resolution 63/180 of 18 December 2008 and
Council resolution 7/3 of 27 March 2008,
Recalling also the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held at Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8
September 2001, and its role in the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of
human rights,
Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human
rights is essential for the full achievement of the purposes of the United Nations, including
the effective promotion and protection of all human rights,
Recognizing also that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based
on the principle of cooperation and genuine dialogue and aimed at strengthening the
capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of
all human beings,
GE.09-17451
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