A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 13 II. RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE SUB-COMMISSION AT ITS FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION A. Resolutions 2006/1. The universal implementation of international human rights treaties The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Recalling that, in its decision 2004/123 of 21 April 2004, the Commission on Human Rights, “taking note of Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights resolution 2003/25 of 14 August 2003, decided, without a vote, to approve the decision of the Sub-Commission to appoint Mr. Emmanuel Decaux special rapporteur to conduct a detailed study of the universal implementation of international human rights treaties”, Mindful of General Assembly resolution 60/149 of 16 December 2005, in which the General Assembly stressed that “the international covenants on human rights constitute the first all-embracing and legally binding international treaties in the field of human rights and, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, form the core of the International Bill of Human Rights”, Noting that, in the same resolution, the General Assembly invited the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights “to intensify systematic efforts to encourage States to become parties to the international covenants on human rights and, through the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights, to assist such States, at their request, in ratifying or acceding to the covenants and to the optional protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights with a view to achieving universal adherence”, Recalling Sub-Commission resolution 2002/31 of 15 August 2002, entitled “Tenth anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights”, as well as its resolutions 2003/35 of 14 August 2003, 2004/26 of 12 August 2004 and 2005/4 of 8 August 2005, Welcoming the work done by the special rapporteur following the working paper (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2003/37) submitted at the fifty-fifth session of the Sub-Commission, with the preliminary report (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/8) submitted and discussed at its fifty-sixth session, the interim report (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/8 and Add.1) submitted and discussed at its fifty-seventh session and the final report (A/HRC/Sub.1/58/5 and Add.1) submitted at the current session, 1. Welcomes the final report of Mr. Emmanuel Decaux, special rapporteur to conduct a detailed study of the universal implementation of international human rights treaties, and thanks him for the work completed; 2. Strongly encourages all States to implement the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights (A/CONF/157/23), with a view to the universal and effective implementation of the international human rights instruments;