A/HRC/RES/45/33 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 13 October 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–7 October 2020 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 7 October 45/33. Technical cooperation and capacity-building for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as provided in General Assembly resolution 48/141 of 20 December 1993, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 41/2 of 11 July 2019 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines, and the expressions of concern about the situation of human rights in the Philippines, including by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and human rights mechanisms, and noting the response of the Government of the Philippines in this regard, Condemning all acts of intimidation and reprisal, both online and offline, by State and non-State actors against individuals and groups working to promote and protect human rights and those who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, Recognizing the cooperation between the Government of the Philippines and the United Nations country team, and taking note of the Government’s efforts to further broaden positive engagement with the United Nations system through the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Philippines, in particular through discussion of a multi-year United Nations joint programme on human rights, and noting the discussions on strengthening the role and in-country capacity of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in providing technical cooperation and capacity-building assistance, Welcoming in this regard the partnerships of the Government of the Philippines with international, regional and bilateral partners in the areas of human rights, accountability and the rule of law, Recognizing the joint initiative of the Department of Justice and the Commission on Human Rights of a data-sharing agreement aimed at strengthening the capacity to investigate and prosecute cases of human rights violations, the launch in January 2020 of the National Justice Information System aimed at improving the efficiency and transparency of criminal GE.20-13360(E) 