A/HRC/RES/22/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 April 2013 English Original: French Human Rights Council Twenty-second session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 22/18 Assistance to the Republic of Mali in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, 20/17 of 6 July 2012 and 21/25 of 28 September 2012, Recalling Security Council resolution 2085 (2012) of 20 December 2012, Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the international human rights covenants and other relevant human rights instruments to which they are party, Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Republic of Mali, Welcoming the solemn declarations on the situation in Mali of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union of 16 July 2012 (Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XIX)) and of 28 January 2013 (Assembly/AU/Decl.3(XX)), Taking note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Mali,1 Welcoming the deployment to Mali of a mission of observers of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council are included in the Council’s 1 report on its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/2, chap. I). A/HRC/22/33 and Corr.1. GE.13-12921 (E) 160413 180413