A/HRC/RES/12/24
page 3
6.
Encourages all States to apply measures and procedures for enforcing intellectual
property rights in such a manner as to avoid creating barriers to the legitimate trade of medicines,
and to provide for safeguards against the abuse of such measures and procedures;
7.
Invites the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
convene an expert consultation, within existing resources, open to the participation of
Governments, regional and international organizations, relevant United Nations bodies and civil
society organizations, for an exchange of views on human rights considerations relating to the
realization of access to medicines as one of the fundamental elements in achieving progressively
the full realization of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health, and invites the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health to present a summary
of the discussions held during the expert consultation to the Council;
8.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur to integrate, within his existing mandate, the
human rights dimensions of access to medicines;
9.
Also encourages all States to consider including in their national reports, to be
submitted to the universal periodic review mechanism, information on the right of everyone to
the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, particularly on
measures taken to promote access to medicines;
10.
Decides to remain seized of this matter.
32nd meeting
2 October 2009
[Adopted without a vote.]
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents