A/HRC/6/22
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Conscious of the commitment of the Government of Burundi to dialogue with its political
partners,
1.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to increase the
allocation for technical assistance for Burundi through her office in Bujumbura;
2.
Exhorts the international community to provide the Burundi Government with
appropriate funding to enable it better to consolidate human rights, peace and security in its
national territory;
3.
Encourages the Burundi Government to continue to give priority to dialogue,
wherever necessary;
4.
Also encourages the Burundi Government to pursue its efforts to engage in dialogue
with Palipehutu-FNL and its leader Agathon Rwasa;
5.
Decides to extend by one year the mandate of the independent expert on the situation
of human rights in Burundi;
6.
Asks the independent expert to submit a final report to the Council at its ninth session
on the effectiveness and efficiency of the measures applied in practice.
21st meeting
28 September 2007
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. X.]
6/6. Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of
everyone and respect for cultural diversity
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as other
pertinent human rights instruments,
Recalling also resolutions 2002/26 of 22 April 2002, 2003/26 of 22 April 2003,
2004/20 of 16 April 2004 and 2005/20 of 14 April 2005 of the former Commission on
Human Rights,
Noting that numerous declarations within the United Nations system promote respect for
cultural diversity, as well as for international cultural cooperation, in particular the Declaration
of the Principles of International Cultural Cooperation and the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, adopted by its
General Conference in 1966 and 2001 respectively,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007,
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