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7.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to take fully into account, in the discharge of
his mandate, all provisions of Human Rights Council resolutions on the right to education;
8.
Requests all States to continue to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur with
a view to facilitating his tasks in the discharge of his mandate, and to respond favourably to
his requests for information and visits;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide all the human and financial resources necessary for the
effective fulfilment of the mandate by the Special Rapporteur;
10.
Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner, the treaty bodies, the
special procedures of the Human Rights Council and other relevant United Nations bodies
and mechanisms, specialized agencies or programmes, within their respective mandates, to
continue their efforts to promote the realization of the right to education worldwide and to
enhance their cooperation in this regard and, in this connection, encourages the Special
Rapporteur to facilitate, including through engagement with relevant stakeholders, the
provision of technical assistance in the area of the right to education;
11.
Stresses the importance of the contribution of non-governmental and civil
society organizations to the realization of the right to education, including by cooperating
with the Special Rapporteur;
12.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
33rd meeting
16 June 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
17/4
Human rights and transnational corporations and other business
enterprises
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 8/7 of 18 June 2008 and Commission on
Human Rights resolution 2005/69 of 20 April 2005 on the issue of human rights and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, and
stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with those
resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Stressing that the obligation and the primary responsibility to promote and protect
human rights and fundamental freedoms lie with the State,
Emphasizing that transnational corporations and other business enterprises have a
responsibility to respect human rights,
Recognizing that proper regulation, including through national legislation, of
transnational corporations and other business enterprises and their responsible operation
can contribute to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of and respect for human rights
and assist in channelling the benefits of business towards contributing to the enjoyment of
human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Concerned that weak national legislation and implementation cannot effectively
mitigate the negative impact of globalization on vulnerable economies, fully realize the
benefits of globalization or derive maximally the benefits of activities of transnational
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