A/HRC/RES/42/6 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 October 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 26 September 2019 42/6. The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the obligations of States thereunder to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other human rights instruments, and the outcomes of major United Nations conferences and relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, Recalling the role of the Human Rights Council in the prevention of human rights violations through cooperation and dialogue, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated, interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must be treated in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, Recognizing that prevention can encompass measures that, inter alia, address root causes, focus on a rapid response to the earliest indicators, aim to minimize harm once a human rights situation has escalated, focus on minimizing future threats and aim to prevent human rights violations and abuses over the longer term, Expressing concern at continued human rights violations around the world, Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, Reaffirming its resolutions 14/5 of 17 June 2010, 18/13 of 29 September 2011, 24/16 of 27 September 2013 and 33/6 of 29 September 2016, Acknowledging its resolution 38/18 of 6 July 2018, in which the Human Rights Council mandated the convening of two intersessional seminars on the contribution that the Council can make to the prevention of human rights violations, 1. Affirms the importance of effective preventive measures as a part of overall strategies for the promotion and protection of all human rights; GE.19-17004(E) 