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Requests the High Commissioner and the Special Rapporteur to present their
reports, bearing in mind the content of the present resolution, to the Human Rights Council
under agenda item 3, in conformity with its annual programme of work.
54th meeting
23 March 2012
[Adopted without a vote.]
19/20
The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of
human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of
achievement of all peoples and all nations and also the Vienna Declaration and Programme
of Action, which affirmed that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent
and interrelated,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 7/11 of 27 March 2008 and all other
resolutions relevant to the role of good governance in the promotion of human rights, as
well as the United Nations Millennium Declaration,
Welcoming the resolve of States parties to the United Nations Convention against
Corruption, and the commitment made by all States in the 2005 World Summit Outcome31
to make the fight against corruption a priority at all levels, and noting with interest the
provisions of the Convention that have led to the development of a mechanism among
States parties to review their progress in combating corruption,
Noting the ongoing work by several important initiatives towards the deepening of
good governance practices at the national, regional and international levels,
Recognizing the importance of a conducive environment, at both the national and
international levels, for the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms and
of the mutually reinforcing relationship between good governance and human rights,
Recognizing also that transparent, responsible, accountable, open and participatory
government, responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people, is the foundation on
which good governance rests, and that such a foundation is one of the indispensable
conditions for the full realization of human rights, including the right to development,
Stressing that good governance at the national and international levels is essential
for sustained economic growth, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and
hunger and, in this context, reaffirming the Millennium Declaration, the 2005 World
Summit Outcome and the outcome of the 2010 High-level Summit on the Millennium
Development Goals,
Recognizing the increasing awareness in the international community of the
detrimental impact of widespread corruption on human rights through both the weakening
of institutions and the erosion of public trust in government, as well as through the
impairment of the ability of Governments to fulfil all their human rights obligations,
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General Assembly resolution 60/1.
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