A/HRC/RES/41/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 July 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 12 July 2019 41/18. Mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the Assembly stated that the Human Rights Council should be responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in a fair and equal manner, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 17/19 of 17 June 2011, 27/32 of 26 September 2014 and 32/2 of 30 June 2016, Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action affirms that all human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, that the international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the same emphasis, and that while the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, 1. Welcomes the work undertaken by the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the implementation of the mandate, the comprehensive, transparent and inclusive consultations conducted with relevant stakeholders, the thematic reports and the undertaking of country visits to different regions;1 2. Decides to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for a period of three years to enable the mandate holder to continue to work in accordance with the mandate established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 32/2; 3. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide the Independent Expert with all the human, technical 1 See A/HRC/41/45 and Adds. 1 and 2. GE.19-12384(E) 