A/HRC/RES/13/17
2.
Takes note with interest of the conclusions and recommendations of the 2009
Social Forum and of the innovative nature of many of them, and calls upon States,
international organizations, in particular those with a mandate for poverty eradication, nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, trade unions and other relevant
actors to take them into account when designing and implementing poverty eradication
programmes and strategies;
3.
Reaffirms the Social Forum as a unique space for interactive dialogue
between the United Nations human rights machinery and various stakeholders, including
the contribution of civil society, grass-roots organizations, and stresses the need to ensure
greater participation of grass-roots organizations and of those living in poverty, particularly
women, especially from developing countries, in the Social Forum sessions, and to this end,
considers, inter alia, the possibility of the establishment of a voluntary United Nations fund
to contribute to providing resources to these organizations so that they may participate in
and contribute to the deliberations of future sessions;
4.
Underlines the importance of coordinated efforts at the national, regional and
international levels for the promotion of social cohesion based on the principles of social
justice, equity and solidarity and of addressing the social dimension and challenges of the
ongoing globalization process and the negative impact of the current economic and
financial crises;
5.
Decides that the Social Forum will meet for three working days in 2010, in
Geneva, on dates suitable for the participation of representatives of States Members of the
United Nations and of the broadest possible range of other stakeholders, especially from
developing countries, and decides that, at its next meeting, the Social Forum should focus
on:
(a)
The adverse effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights,
including the right to life and economic, social and cultural rights;
(b)
Measures and actions to address the impact of climate change on the full
enjoyment of human rights at the local, national, regional and international levels, including
on most vulnerable groups, particularly women and children;
(c)
International assistance and cooperation in addressing the human rightsrelated impact of climate change;
6.
Requests the President of the Council to appoint, as early as possible, from
candidates nominated by regional groups, the Chairperson-Rapporteur for the 2010 Social
Forum, bearing in mind the principle of regional rotation;
7.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
consult all actors identified in the present resolution on the issues referred to in paragraph 5
above and to submit a report as a background contribution for the dialogues and debates
that will be held at the 2010 Social Forum;
8.
Also requests the High Commissioner to facilitate participation in the 2010
Social Forum, in order to contribute to interactive dialogues and debate at the Forum and
assist the Chairperson-Rapporteur as resource persons, of up to four relevant Council
thematic procedures mandate holders, in particular the independent expert on the question
of human rights and extreme poverty and the independent expert on human rights and
international solidarity;
9.
Decides that the Social Forum will remain open to the participation of
representatives of States Members of the United Nations and all other interested
stakeholders, such as intergovernmental organizations, different components of the United
Nations system, especially mandate holders of thematic procedures and mechanisms of the
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