A/HRC/RES/42/4 6. Also welcomes the decision of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to gradually authorize humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and other relevant international organizations; 7. Further welcomes the United Nations humanitarian response plan for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela launched in August 2019, requests Governments to facilitate its implementation, and calls upon the international community, States and United Nations agencies to support this important initiative; 8. Expresses its concern at the imposition of extraterritorial unilateral coercive measures on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which have exacerbated further the effects of the economic crisis, and thus the humanitarian situation of the Venezuelan people, as stated by the High Commissioner when presenting her report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-first session; 9. Urges the Venezuelan authorities to take all measures necessary to guarantee the full enjoyment of the rights to food, water and the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including access to essential medicines and health services, without discrimination; 10. Encourages both the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the opposition to continue to advance down the path of genuine political dialogue to reach a peaceful, democratic and constitutional solution that will allow the full respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; 11. Requests the High Commissioner to present to the Council, at its forty-third and forty-fifth sessions, as well as before the end of 2019, an oral update on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights at its forty-fourth session, including the outcomes of the investigation on the ground into allegations of possible human rights violations of the human rights to life, liberty and physical and moral integrity in the country, to ensure the accountability of perpetrators and redress for victims. 38th meeting 26 September 2019 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 18 to 6, with 23 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay Against: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ukraine Abstaining: Afghanistan, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] 3

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