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groups of the Human Rights Council related to economic, social and cultural rights and the
right to development, in his/her work towards the improvement of the above-mentioned
draft general guidelines;
6.
Requests the independent expert to report regularly to the Human Rights
Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of
work;
7.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the independent expert with all
necessary assistance, in particular the staff and resources required for the effective
fulfilment of his or her mandate, including sufficient budgetary resources for the
implementation of the activities envisaged in Human Rights Council resolution 11/5, as
well as to facilitate his/her participation in and contribution to the follow-up process of the
International Conference on Financing for Development;
8.
Urges States, international organizations, international financial institutions,
non-governmental organizations and the private sector to cooperate fully with the
independent expert in the discharge of his/her mandate;
9.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda
item.
46th meeting
24 March 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 13, with 4 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia
Against:
Belgium, France, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Moldova, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Abstaining:
Chile, Gabon, Mexico, Norway]
16/15
Role of international cooperation in support of national efforts for the
realization of the rights of persons with disabilities
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of
all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for persons with disabilities to be
guaranteed the full enjoyment of their rights and freedoms without discrimination,
Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions 7/9 of 27 March 2008, 10/7 of
26 March 2009 and 13/11 of 25 March 2010, and welcoming the efforts of all stakeholders
to implement those resolutions,
Recalling the recognition by States parties to the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities of the importance of international cooperation and its promotion,
in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and objectives of the
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