A/HRC/RES/30/14 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 October 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 5 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 October 2015 30/14. Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review The Human Rights Council, Acknowledging the crucial role that parliaments play in, inter alia, translating international commitments into national policies and laws, and hence in contributing to the fulfilment by each State Member of the United Nations of its human rights obligations and commitments and to the strengthening of the rule of law, Taking note of the successive resolutions adopted by the General Assembly since 2010, in particular its resolutions 65/123 of 13 December 2010, in which the Assembly recognized the importance of continued parliamentary support for the work of the Human Rights Council, and 66/261 of 29 May 2012, in which it encouraged the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as the world organization of national parliaments, to strengthen its contribution to the Council, particularly with regard to the universal periodic review, as well as resolution 68/272 of 19 May 2014, in which the Assembly welcomed the contribution of the InterParliamentary Union to the work of the Council, Recalling its resolutions 22/15 of 21 March 2013 and 26/29 of 27 June 2014 on the contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review, Taking note with appreciation of the summary report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of the panel discussion on the theme, “Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review”, held on 29 May 2013,1 Welcoming the update at the twenty-ninth session by the High Commissioner on the activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on parliamentary capacity-building, as well as * 1 Reissued for technical reasons on 22 October 2015. Available from www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session26/Pages/ListReports.aspx. GE.15-17483(E) *1517483* *