A/HRC/RES/32/28
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 July 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-second session
Agenda item 5
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 July 2016
32/28.
Declaration on the Right to Peace
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling all previous resolutions on the promotion of the right of peoples to peace
adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human
Rights Council,
1.
Adopts the Declaration on the Right to Peace, as contained in the annex to the
present resolution;
2.
Recommends that the General Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 5 (c)
of its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, adopt the following draft resolution:
“The General Assembly,
Welcoming the adoption by the Human Rights Council, through its resolution
of the Declaration on the Right to Peace,
1.
Adopts the Declaration on the Right to Peace, as contained in the
annex to the present resolution;
2.
Invites Governments, agencies and organizations of the United
Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to
disseminate the Declaration and to promote universal respect and understanding
thereof.”
45th meeting
1 July 2016
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 9, with 4 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Burundi,
China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana,
India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo, United Arab Emirates,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam
GE.16-12306(E)
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