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Recalling Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security and
recognizing women’s contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace,
Welcoming the role of the Peacebuilding Commission in this regard, and recalling the
necessity for the Commission to intensify its efforts, within its mandate, in cooperation with
national and transitional Governments and in consultation with the relevant United Nations
entities, to incorporate human rights, when advising on or proposing country-specific
peacebuilding strategies for post-conflict situations in cases under consideration, where
applicable,
Recognizing the role of the International Criminal Court in a multilateral system that aims
to end impunity, establish the rule of law, promote and encourage respect for human rights and
achieve sustainable peace, in accordance with international law and the purposes and principles
of the Charter,
Welcoming the activities of the United Nations, including through its field presences, in
assisting States to design, establish and implement transitional justice mechanisms and promote
the rule of law as well as its conceptual and analytical work on transitional justice and human
rights,
Welcoming also the increased integration of a human rights perspective, including through
activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in
cooperation with other relevant parts of the United Nations system, in the United Nations
activities related to transitional justice, as well as the importance given to the rule of law and
transitional justice by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office, including its
Rule of Law and Democracy Unit,
Stressing that the full range of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights should
be taken into account in any transitional justice context, in order to promote, inter alia, the rule of
law and accountability,
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Welcomes the study on human rights and transitional justice activities undertaken by
the human rights components of the United Nations system (E/CN.4/2006/93) and the progress
report on human rights and transitional justice (A/HRC/4/87);
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