A/HRC/24/L.40 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 25 September 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-fourth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Algeria*, Belarus*, China*, Cuba*, Egypt*, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Russian Federation*, South Africa*, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/24/L.17 24/… Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights After the second preambular paragraph, insert a new paragraph reading Reiterating that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue, and aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human beings, * Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. GE.13-17491