A/HRC/RES/42/32 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 October 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 10 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 27 September 2019 42/32. Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly with regard to achieving international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Reaffirming the obligation of States under the Charter to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling all relevant international human rights treaties, including 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 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Recognizing that, in the context of technical cooperation and capacity-building, the enhancement of international cooperation is essential for the effective promotion and protection of human rights, which should be based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue, and aimed at strengthening the capacity of States to prevent human rights violations and to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human beings, Bearing in mind the mandate of the Human Rights Council, as stated by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, to promote advisory services, technical assistance and capacity-building, to be provided in consultation with and with the consent of the States concerned, and the provisions of Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 25 March 2011 that aim to enable the Council to fulfil such a mandate, Recalling all relevant Human Rights Council resolutions on the enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, human rights in the administration of justice, and other issues relating to the human rights of prisoners, including women prisoners and offenders, Bearing in mind the long-standing concern of the United Nations for human rights in the context of crime prevention and criminal justice, and emphasizing the fundamental GE.19-17283(E) 