A/HRC/RES/16/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 April 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 16/20 Follow-up to the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the Charter and the other instruments and rules of international law is among the basic purposes and principles of the United Nations, Taking into consideration the relevant provisions of international humanitarian and human rights law, Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians, including humanitarian personnel, Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 14/1 of 2 June 2010, in which the Council decided to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to investigate violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 15/1 of 29 September 2010, in which the Council endorsed the conclusions contained in the report of the independent international fact-finding mission, called upon all concerned parties to ensure the immediate implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding mission and requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a report on the status of implementation of those conclusions, * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I. GE.11-12734

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