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7.
Invites the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to inform
and update the Council, at its future sessions, on the human rights situation on the ground,
specifying the difficulties it experiences and its relevant needs;
8.
Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and the activities carried out in the country by the Office of the High Commissioner
(A/HRC/10/58), and invites the Office to report again to the Council, at its thirteenth
session, on the development of the situation and those activities;
9.
Calls on the international community to support the establishment of a local
cooperation mechanism by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the
High Commissioner and the Human Rights Section of the United Nations Organization
Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, referred to as the entité de liaison des
droits de l’homme;
10.
Calls on the Office of the High Commissioner to increase and enhance,
through its presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its technical assistance
programmes and activities, in consultation with the authorities of the country;
11.
Decides to continue monitoring the human rights situation in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo at its thirteenth session.
45th meeting
27 March 2009
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 33 to 0, with 14 abstentions (see part II, chap. X). The
voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia;
Abstaining:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland,
Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.]
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