A/HRC/RES/41/11 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 July 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-first session 24 June–12 July 2019 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 11 July 2019 41/11. New and emerging digital technologies and human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling also all relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, the most recent of which are Assembly resolution 73/17 of 26 November 2018 on the impact of rapid technological change on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, Assembly resolution 73/179 of 17 December 2018 and Council resolution 37/2 of 22 March 2018 on the right to privacy in the digital age, Assembly resolution 73/218 of 20 December 2018 on the information and communications technologies for sustainable development, and Council resolution 38/7 of 5 July 2018 on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet, Taking note of the Secretary-General’s strategy on new technologies, including the work of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation and the report submitted by the Panel to the Secretary-General on 10 June 2019, Recalling the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as endorsed by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011, Noting with appreciation the work done by the Advisory Committee on the issues of digital transformation, new technologies and human rights, Recognizing that digital technologies have the potential to facilitate efforts to accelerate human progress, to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, to bridge digital divides, to support, inter alia, the enjoyment of the rights of persons with disabilities, the advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and to ensure that no one is left behind in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Mindful that the possible impacts, opportunities and challenges of rapid technological change with regard to the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights, including in GE.19-12188(E) 