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8.
Takes note of the need to continue close consultations between the
Government of Cambodia and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
Cambodia towards the further improvement of the situation of human rights in the country
and for the continued technical cooperation between the Office of the High Commissioner
and the Government of Cambodia;
9.
Decides to extend by two years the mandate of the special procedure on the
situation of human rights in Cambodia, and requests the Special Rapporteur to report on the
implementation of his mandate to the Council at its twenty-first and twenty-fourth sessions,
and to engage in a constructive manner with the Government of Cambodia for the further
improvement of the situation of human rights in the country;
10.
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council at its twenty-first and
twenty-fourth sessions on the role and achievements of the Office of the High
Commissioner in assisting the Government and the people of Cambodia in the promotion
and protection of human rights;
11.
Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights in
Cambodia at its twenty-fourth session.
38th meeting
30 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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The right to development
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Charter of the United Nations and the core human rights instruments,
Reaffirming the Declaration on the Right to Development, adopted by the General
Assembly in its resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986,
Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions 4/4 of 30 March 2007 and 9/3
of 17 September 2008, and recalling all Commission on Human Rights, Council and
General Assembly resolutions on the right to development,
Recognizing the renewed commitments to achieve the Millennium Development
Goals by their target date of 2015, as set out in the outcome document adopted at the Highlevel Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals,42
Emphasizing the urgent need to make the right to development a reality for
everyone,
Taking note of the commitment declared by a number of United Nations specialized
agencies, funds and programmes and other international organizations to make the right to
development a reality for all and, in this regard, encouraging all relevant bodies of the
United Nations system and other international organizations to mainstream the right to
development into their objectives, policies, programmes and operational activities,
Stressing the primary responsibility of States for the creation of national and
international conditions favourable to the realization of the right to development,
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See General Assembly resolution 65/1.
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