A/HRC/16/2 Part One Resolutions and decisions I. Resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council at its sixteenth session 16/1 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training The Human Rights Council, Acknowledging the work of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee in preparing a draft declaration on human rights education and training as requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 6/10 of 28 September 2007, Recalling Council resolution 13/15 of 25 March 2010, in which it established an open-ended intergovernmental working group with the mandate of negotiating, finalizing and submitting to the Council the draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training on the basis of the draft submitted by the Advisory Committee, Welcoming the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training (A/HRC/WG.9/1/3) and the decision to transmit the draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training to the Council for its consideration, 1. Adopts the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training as contained in the annex to the present resolution; 2. Recommends that the General Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 5 (c) of its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, adopt the following draft resolution: “The General Assembly, Welcoming the adoption by the Human Rights Council, through its resolution 16/1 of 23 March 2011, of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, 1. Adopts the United Nations declaration on human rights education and training as contained in the annex to the present resolution; 2. Invites Governments, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts to disseminate the Declaration and to promote universal respect and understanding thereof, and requests the Secretary-General to include the text of the Declaration in the next edition of Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments”. 44th meeting 23 March 2011 [Adopted without a vote.] GE.11-17059 7

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