Human Rights Council
Resolution 7/4.
Mandate of the independent expert on the effects of foreign
debt and other related international financial obligations of
States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly
economic, social and cultural rights
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission on
Human Rights in connection with the effects of structural adjustment and economic
reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly
economic, social and cultural rights, including resolutions 1998/24 of 17 April 1998,
1999/22 of 23 April 1999, 2000/82 of 26 April 2000, 2004/18 of 16 April 2004 and
2005/19 of 14 April 2005, as well as Human Rights Council decision 2/109 of 27
November 2006,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March
2006,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1 entitled “Institution-building of the United Nations
Human Rights Council”, and 5/2, entitled “Code of Conduct for Special Procedures
Mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council”, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the
mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions and
their annexes,
Taking into account the report (A/HRC/7/9) presented by the outgoing holder of
the mandate of the independent expert on the effects of economic reform policies and
foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and
cultural rights,
1. Acknowledges with appreciation the work and contributions made by Bernards
Andrew Nyamwaya Mudho during his tenure as independent expert on the effects of
economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights,
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