A/HRC/RES/41/20 Acknowledging that the diversion of arms and unregulated or illicit arms transfers can have a direct or indirect effect on women and girls, particularly as victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, Acknowledging also that international human rights law and international humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing, Recalling the principles and provisions relating to international human rights law and international humanitarian law and to the promotion of responsible action by States, as contained in the Arms Trade Treaty and in the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects and other relevant instruments, Reaffirming that all efforts should be made to ensure the cessation of all violations and abuses of international human rights law and all violations of international humanitarian law, and to ensure the full respect of these international legal frameworks, as applicable, Bearing in mind the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including target 16.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals, to significantly reduce illicit arms flows by 2030, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights,1 including its recommendations on how States and other relevant stakeholders could assess the relationship between arms transfers and international human rights law, 1. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that the diversion of arms and unregulated or illicit arms transfers by States and non-State actors may seriously undermine the human rights of individuals, especially women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups; 2. Notes with alarm that such diversion of arms and unregulated or illicit arms transfers can have a severely negative impact on women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of all human rights, increasing the risk of sexual and gender-based violence, and of violence against children, as they may be disproportionately affected by the widespread availability of such arms; 3. Urges all States to refrain from transferring arms when they assess, in accordance with applicable national procedures and international obligations and standards, that there is a clear risk that such arms might be used in the commission or facilitation of serious violations or abuses of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law; 4. Invites States to consider the recommendations of elements contained in the above-mentioned report1 to assess the relationship between arms transfers and international human rights law, with a view to identify and measure the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights; 5. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders, on the impact of the diversion of arms and unregulated or illicit arms transfers on the human rights of women and girls, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fourth session; 6. Invites all relevant special procedures and commissions of inquiry of the Human Rights Council and human rights treaty bodies to bear the present resolution in mind within the framework of their respective mandates; 7. Decides to remain seized of this issue. 41st meeting 12 July 2019 [Adopted without a vote.] 1 2 A/HRC/35/8.