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6.
Also welcomes the decision of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela to gradually authorize humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and
other relevant international organizations;
7.
Further welcomes the United Nations humanitarian response plan for the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela launched in August 2019, requests Governments to
facilitate its implementation, and calls upon the international community, States and United
Nations agencies to support this important initiative;
8.
Expresses its concern at the imposition of extraterritorial unilateral coercive
measures on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which have exacerbated further the
effects of the economic crisis, and thus the humanitarian situation of the Venezuelan
people, as stated by the High Commissioner when presenting her report to the Human
Rights Council at its forty-first session;
9.
Urges the Venezuelan authorities to take all measures necessary to guarantee
the full enjoyment of the rights to food, water and the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health, including access to essential medicines and health services,
without discrimination;
10.
Encourages both the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
and the opposition to continue to advance down the path of genuine political dialogue to
reach a peaceful, democratic and constitutional solution that will allow the full respect,
protection and promotion of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
11.
Requests the High Commissioner to present to the Council, at its forty-third
and forty-fifth sessions, as well as before the end of 2019, an oral update on the situation of
human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and a comprehensive written report
on the situation of human rights at its forty-fourth session, including the outcomes of the
investigation on the ground into allegations of possible human rights violations of the
human rights to life, liberty and physical and moral integrity in the country, to ensure the
accountability of perpetrators and redress for victims.
38th meeting
26 September 2019
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 18 to 6, with 23 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Iraq,
Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia,
Uruguay
Against:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ukraine
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain,
Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]
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