A/HRC/RES/42/4 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 October 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 2 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 26 September 2019 42/4. Strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in the field of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other relevant international human rights instruments, Reiterating that it is the primary responsibility of the State to respect, protect and ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of its people, Reaffirming the respect for the universal principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, the free determination of peoples, the sovereign equality of States, nonintervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of States enshrined in the Charter and numerous international legal instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, Recalling also in particular that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has, inter alia, a mandate to play an active role in removing the current obstacles and in meeting challenges for the full realization of all human rights and in preventing the continuation of human rights violations throughout the world, Recognizing that unilateral coercive measures are exacerbating further the effects of the economic crisis, and thus the humanitarian situation, Welcoming the technical mission conducted by the Office of the High Commissioner to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from 11 to 22 March 2019, Welcoming also the visit of the High Commissioner to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from 19 to 21 June 2019 and the commitments agreed with the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to improve the situation of human rights in the country, GE.19-16996(E) 