A/HRC/11/37
9.
Reaffirms the duty of all States, in accordance with the Principles of the
Charter, to use peaceful means to settle any dispute to which they are parties and the
continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and
security, and encourages States to settle their disputes as early as possible, as an important
contribution to the promotion and protection of all human rights of everyone and all
peoples;
10.
Underlines the vital importance of education for peace as a tool to foster the
realization of the right of peoples to peace, and encourages States, United Nations
specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to
contribute actively to this endeavour;
11.
Reiterates its request to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to convene, before February 2010, and taking into account previous practices, a
workshop on the right of peoples to peace, with the participation of experts from all regions
of the world, in order to:
(a)
Clarify further the content and scope of this right;
(b)
Propose measures that raise awareness of the importance of realizing this
right;
(c)
Suggest concrete actions to mobilize States, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in the promotion of the right of peoples to peace;
12.
Requests the High Commissioner to report on the outcome of the workshop
to the Council at its fourteenth session;
13.
Invites States and relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and
procedures to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutual cooperation,
understanding and dialogue in ensuring the promotion and protection of all human rights;
14.
Decides to continue considering the issue at its fourteenth session under the
same agenda item.
27th meeting
17 June 2009
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 32 to 13, with 1 abstention (see part II, chap. III). The
voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt,
Gabon, Ghana, 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, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Abstaining:
India.]
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