A/HRC/RES/21/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 October 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 8 Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 21/20. High-level panel discussion to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Noting that 2013 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, Emphasizing that the anniversary offers an important opportunity to reiterate the commitment to the universal promotion and protection of the human rights of all, as well as to reflect on achievements, best practices and challenges with regard to the implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action, Emphasizing also the need for continued and reinforced efforts for the full realization of the human rights of all, 1. Decides to convene, at the first day of the high-level segment of its twentysecond session, a high-level panel discussion to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, with a particular focus on its implementation, as well as on achievements, best practices and challenges in this regard; 2. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to organize the panel discussion and to liaise with States, relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, treaty bodies, special procedures and regional human rights mechanisms,  GE.12-17336 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.