A/HRC/RES/24/24 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 October 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-fourth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 24/24. Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling General Assembly resolution 65/281 of 17 June 2011, in which the Assembly adopted the text entitled “Outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council”, and in particular paragraph 30 of the outcome document, in which the Human Rights Council strongly rejects any act of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, and urges States to prevent and ensure adequate protection against such acts, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 12/2 of 1 October 2009 and 22/6 of 21 March 2013, and Council decision 18/118 of 29 September 2011, Taking note with appreciation of the reports of the Secretary-General on this question, Welcoming the holding, on 13 September 2012, of the panel discussion on the issue of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, and taking note with appreciation of the summary thereof,1 Welcoming also the different roles played by the Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the President of the Human Rights Council in addressing, including in a public manner, acts of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights,  The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of 1 GE.13-18027 the Council on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/24/2), Part One. A/HRC/22/34.