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II. Decisions adopted by the Council at its ninth session
9/101. Missing persons
At its 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the Human Rights Council decided, without a
vote, to adopt the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
Recalling its resolution 7/28 of 28 March 2008 and all previous resolutions on
missing persons adopted by the General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights,
Welcoming the panel discussions on the question of missing persons held at its
ninth session,
Looking forward to the summary of the panel’s deliberations to be prepared by the
High Commissioner,
Requests the Advisory Committee to prepare subsequently a study on the best
practices in the matter of missing persons and to submit that study to the Council at its
twelfth session.”
9/102. Commemorative session on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
At its 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the Human Rights Council decided, without a
vote, to adopt the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes, principles and provisions of the Charter of the
United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Bearing in mind that 2008 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
1.
Decides to convene a one-day session to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to be held during the week of
8 December 2008, to present national, regional and international initiatives launched on the
occasion of the anniversary;
2.
Invites the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to address the Council.”
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