A/HRC/43/1
Promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development
66.
In its resolution 37/24, the Human Rights Council decided to organize two one-day
intersessional meetings for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development. The Council will have before it the report on the
intersessional meeting held on 3 December 2019 (A/HRC/43/33).
Role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights
67.
In its resolution 37/6, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner
to convene a half-day intersessional seminar on the role of good governance in the
promotion and protection of human rights, and on sharing best practices in the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 16, in this regard.
The Council will have before it the report of the High Commissioner on the intersessional
seminar, held on 14 June 2019 (A/HRC/43/34) (see para. 29 above).
Integrity of the judicial system
68.
In its resolution 37/3, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner
to prepare and submit to the Council at its forty-third session a comprehensive study on the
implications of the lack of integrity of the judicial system for human rights, in particular for
persons kept in detention facilities outside the territory of States. The Council will consider
the report of the High Commissioner thereon (A/HRC/43/35) (see para. 30 above).
Unilateral coercive measures and human rights
69.
Pursuant to its resolution 40/3, the Human Rights Council will have before it a
summary of the panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights held at
its forty-second session (A/HRC/43/36).
Terrorism and human rights
70.
In its resolution 40/16, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism for a period of three years. The Council will consider
the reports of the mandate holder, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (A/HRC/43/46 and Add.1).
Human rights and the environment
71.
In its resolution 37/8, the Human Rights Council decided to renew the mandate of
the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of
a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment for a period of three years and requested
the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report, including conclusions and
recommendations, to the Council. In the same resolution, the Council also requested the
Special Rapporteur, in collaboration with OHCHR, to convene, prior to the forty-third
session of the Council, an expert seminar on experience and best practices of States at the
national and regional levels with regard to human rights obligations relating to the
environment, and on the contribution of relevant actors, including the Special Rapporteur,
in this regard. The Council further requested the Special Rapporteur to submit to the
Council, at its forty-third session, a summary report on the above-mentioned seminar,
including any recommendations stemming therefrom, for consideration of further follow-up
action. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, David R. Boyd
(A/HRC/43/53 and Add.1-2), including the report on the expert seminar (A/HRC/43/54).
Elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations
and other business enterprises with respect to human rights
72.
Pursuant to its resolution 26/9, the Human Rights Council will consider the report of
the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other
business enterprises with respect to human rights on its fifth session, held from 14 to 18
October 2019 (A/HRC/43/55).
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