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4.
Calls upon all parties to cooperate with the above-mentioned investigations;
5.
Condemns all violations of human rights in Yemen by all parties;
6.
Reiterates the commitments and obligations of the Government of Yemen to
promote and protect human rights;
7.
Calls upon all parties to move forward with negotiations on an inclusive,
orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition on the basis of the initiative of the
Gulf Cooperation Council;
8.
Calls upon the Government of Yemen and the High Commissioner to
develop a framework for continued dialogue and strengthened cooperation in the field of
human rights, and the international community to support this cooperation;
9.
Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to coordinate with donors on
ways to assist the Government of Yemen and non-governmental organizations with
capacity-building for the establishment of a national human rights institution;
10.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present a progress report on
the situation of human rights in Yemen and the follow-up to the present resolution to the
Human Rights Council at its nineteenth session.
36th meeting
29 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
18/20
Panel on the promotion and protection of human rights in a
multicultural context, including through combating xenophobia,
discrimination and intolerance
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant instruments,
Reaffirming the pledge made by all States under the Charter to promote and
encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as
to race, sex, language or religion,
Reaffirming also that, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all
human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to
all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration, 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,
Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome adopted by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005, in which the Assembly emphasized the
responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter, to respect human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex,
language or religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or
other status, and acknowledged the importance of respect and understanding for religious
and cultural diversity throughout the world,
Welcoming the resolve expressed in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,
adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, to take
measures to eliminate the increasing acts of racism and xenophobia in many societies and
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