A/HRC/14/37
20.
Notes with appreciation the work of the Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences, and takes note of her recent report on
reparations for women subjected to violence;
21.
Decides to include in the annual full-day discussion on women’s human
rights, at its seventeenth session, in consultation with the Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences, the theme of violence against women and
girls, with an emphasis on prevention, with a view to sharing good practices and identifying
remaining gaps in the area of prevention, and requests the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare and disseminate a summary of the
proceedings;
22.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a compilation of
good practices in efforts aimed at preventing violence against women, in consultation with
the Special Rapporteur, States, civil society and other relevant stakeholders, and to present
a report thereon during the annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights at its
seventeenth session;
23.
Looks forward to the contribution that the new composite United Nations
entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women can make to the prevention and
elimination of violence against women;
24.
Decides to continue consideration of the issue of the elimination of all forms
of violence against women, its causes and consequences, as a matter of high priority, in
conformity with its annual programme of work.
36th meeting
18 June 2010
[Adopted without a vote.]
14/13
Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and
cultural rights: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 4/1
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the principles relating to economic, social and cultural rights enshrined
in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Mindful of recent significant developments and remaining challenges in the
promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights at the national, regional
and international levels,
Reaffirming its resolutions 4/1 of 23 March 2007 and 10/1 of 25 March 2009 on the
question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights, and
recalling the resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights on the same topic,
Noting with interest the adoption by the General Assembly on 10 December 2008 of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, and the fact that thirty-two States have signed the Optional Protocol since it was
opened for signature on 24 September 2009,
Recognizing that the early entry into force of the Optional Protocol through its
ratification by 10 States, will be an important tool to help to strengthen the promotion and
protection of economic, social and cultural rights worldwide,
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