A/HRC/2/9
page 8
2/2. Human rights and extreme poverty
The Human Rights Council,
Deeply concerned that extreme poverty persists in all countries of the world, regardless
of their economic, social and cultural situation, and that its extent and manifestations are
particularly severe in developing countries,
Reaffirming in this regard the commitments made at relevant United Nations
conferences and summits, including the commitments in the World Summit for Social
Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995, in the United Nations Millennium Declaration
adopted by the General Assembly in 2000 and the outcome document of the 2005 World Summit
approved by the Heads of State and Government and adopted by the General Assembly by its
resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005,
1.
Affirms that the fight against extreme poverty must remain a high priority for the
international community;
2.
Takes note of the draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights:
the rights of the poor annexed to Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human
Rights resolution 2006/9 of 24 August 2006;
3.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to circulate
the draft guiding principles, in order to obtain the views of States, relevant United Nations
agencies, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations treaty bodies, special procedures,
including the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, national
human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations, especially those in which people in
situations of extreme poverty express their views, and other relevant stakeholders, and to report
to the Council at its seventh session.
31st meeting
27 November 2006
[Resolution adopted without a vote. See chap. III.]
2/3. Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan
The Human Rights Council,
Deeply concerned at the suffering of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan due
to the violation of their fundamental and human rights since the Israeli military occupation
of 1967,
Recalling Security Council resolution 497 (1981) of 17 December 1981,
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents