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8.
Reiterates its call to the Secretary-General to continue to make all necessary
resources available to the Special Rapporteur so that he may carry out his mandate successfully
and, in particular:
(a) To provide him with adequate financial and human resources, including
administrative support;
(b) To provide him with the necessary specialized expertise to enable him to carry out
his mandate fully;
(c) To facilitate his consultations with specialized institutions and agencies, in particular
with the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization, with a
view to improving the provision by such institutions and agencies of technical assistance to
Governments that request it and appropriate assistance to victims;
9.
Stresses the need to ensure adequate financial, technical and human resources to the
Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of his mandate;
10. Decides to continue consideration of the issue of the adverse effects of the movement
and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights
under the same agenda item in 2009, in accordance with its annual of programme of work.
22nd meeting
24 September 2008
Adopted without a vote.
9/2. Human rights and international solidarity
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and the
Council on the issue of human rights and international solidarity, including Commission
resolution 2005/55 and Council resolutions 6/3 and 7/5, and taking note of the reports presented
by the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity, in particular his latest one
(A/HRC/9/10),
Underlining the fact that the processes of promoting and protecting human rights should be
conducted in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
and of international law,
Recalling that, at the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna in June 1993,
States pledged to cooperate with each other in ensuring development and eliminating obstacles to
development, and stressed that the international community should promote effective
international cooperation for the realization of the right to development and the elimination of
obstacles to development,
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