A/HRC/10/29 international market on the right of peoples to self-determination and, when requested and where necessary, to render advisory services to States that are affected by those activities; 15. Expresses its appreciation to the Office of the High Commissioner for its support for convening in the Russian Federation the regional governmental consultation for States in the Eastern European Group and Central Asia region on traditional and new forms of mercenary activities as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, in particular regarding the effects of the activities of private military and security companies on the enjoyment of human rights; 16. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to support the Working Group when convening regional governmental consultations on this matter, in conformity with paragraph 15 of General Assembly resolution 62/145, with the remaining three to be held before the end of 2010, bearing in mind that this process may lead to the holding of a high-level round table of States, under the auspices of the United Nations, to discuss the fundamental question of the role of the State as holder of the monopoly of the use of force, with the objective of facilitating a critical understanding of the responsibilities of the different actors, including private military and security companies, in the current context, and their respective obligations for the protection and promotion of human rights and in reaching a common understanding as to which additional regulations and controls are needed at the international level; 17. Urges all States to cooperate fully with the Working Group in the fulfilment of its mandate; 18. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Working Group with all the necessary assistance and support for the fulfilment of its mandate, both professional and financial, including through the promotion of cooperation between the Working Group and other components of the United Nations system that deal with countering mercenary-related activities, in order to meet the demands of its current and future activities; 19. Requests the Working Group to consult States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and other relevant actors of civil society in the implementation of the present resolution and to report its findings on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and to the Council at its fifteenth session; 20. Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item at its fifteenth session. 42nd meeting 26 March 2009 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 12, with 3 abstentions (see part II, chap. III). 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, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay, Zambia; GE.09-17451 27