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5.
Calls once more upon States to ensure that regulations on civilian acquisition,
possession and use of firearms include appropriate measures to avoid illicit practices,
including diversion of firearms;
6.
Calls upon all States to take effective measures with the aim of implementing
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal
16, to promote peaceful and inclusive societies;
7.
Takes note with appreciation of the report by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the impact of civilian acquisition, possession and use of
firearms on civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, 2 in which she highlighted
how increased civilian access to and possession and use of firearms lead to greater levels of
violence and insecurity, which have a negative impact on all human rights;
8.
Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the human rights
impact of the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms by children and youth, with
a view to contributing to the strengthening or the development of comprehensive public
policies based on socioeconomic interventions and services that address the factors driving
firearms-related violence, and to present the report to the Human Rights Council at its fortyeighth session;
9.
Invites all relevant special procedures, commissions of inquiry and other
accountability mechanisms, and human rights treaty bodies, as well as the Office of the High
Commissioner, to continue to bear in mind the present resolution within the framework of
their respective mandates;
10.
Decides to remain seized of this issue.
36th meeting
6 October 2020
[Adopted without a vote.]
2
A/HRC/42/21.
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