United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/30/21 Distr.: General 12 October 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 10 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 October 2015 30/21. Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly with regard to achieving international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Reaffirming the obligation of States under the Charter to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation is essential for the effective promotion and protection of human rights, which should be based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue and aimed at strengthening the capacity of States to prevent human rights violations and comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human beings, Recalling the mandate of the Human Rights Council to promote advisory services, technical assistance and capacity-building, to be provided in consultation with and with the consent of States concerned, and provisions in Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 25 March 2011 that aim to enable the Council to fulfil such a mandate, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 29/2 of 29 June 2015 and 26/19 of 26 June 2014, in which the Council resolved to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, Recalling further all relevant international human rights instruments, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention on GE.15-17583(E) *1517583*