9/102. Commemorative session on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights At its 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the Human Rights Council decided, without a vote, to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes, principles and provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bearing in mind that 2008 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1. Decides to convene a one-day session to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to be held during the week of 8 December 2008, to present national, regional and international initiatives launched on the occasion of the anniversary; 2. Invites the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to address the Council.” 9/103. Strengthening of the Human Rights Council At its 22nd meeting, on 24 September 2008, the Human Rights Council decided, by consensus, to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251, previous relevant President’s statements and Council decisions and resolutions, the reports related to the functioning of and support for the Council, and underlining the crucial importance of appropriate resources to support the work of the Council and its numerous mechanisms, Bearing in mind the increase in meetings, documentation and other activities arising from the establishment of the Council and the development of its related mechanisms, which will continue to meet regularly throughout the year, Recalling its decision 3/104 of 8 December 2006, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to report on means to guarantee the provision of, inter alia, translation of documentation and webcast coverage for sessions of the Council, Recalling also that the resulting report of the Secretary-General (A/62/125) was not fully supported in terms of additional resources under budget sections 2 and 28, 49

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