UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/RES/12/26 12 October 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 10 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 12/26. Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillars of the United Nations system, Reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia, Recalling its previous resolutions on the human rights situations in Somalia, in particular resolution 10/32 of 27 March 2009, Recalling also its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, Emphasizing that the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in the communiqué of its 190th meeting, of 22 May 2009, condemned the repeated attacks against the Government and the civilian population in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia, including by armed groups and foreign elements bent on undermining the peace and reconciliation process, Welcoming the outcome of the pledging conference held in Brussels, on 22 and 23 April 2009, as it constitutes a sign of renewed commitment by the international * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twelfth session (A/HRC/12/50), chap. I. GE.09-16675