High-Level Plenary Meeting to Mark the 12th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2019.

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At its 59th plenary meeting, on 18 December 2018, the General Assembly decided, without setting a precedent, to invite Ms. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Mr. Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights defenders; Ms. Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway; Ms. Hina Jilani, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan, member of the Elders; Ms. Alice Mogwe, Director, Ditshwanelo – the Botswana Centre for Human Rights; and Ms. Florence Simbiri-Jaoko, Special Envoy of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and former Chair of the National Human Rights Institution of Kenya, to make statements at the high-level plenary meeting to mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.42

_______________ 41 A/73/L.38. 42 Resolution 53/144, annex.

At its 65th plenary meeting, on 22 December 2018, the General Assembly, apart from organizational matters and items that may have to be considered by operation of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, decided that the following agenda items remained for consideration during its seventy-third session: Item 9.

Report of the Economic and Social Council Item 11.

Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS Item 13.

2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa Item 14.

Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields Item 16.

The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order Item 18.

Macroeconomic policy questions:

(d) Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development Item 19.

Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development Item 20.

Sustainable development:

(a) Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

(b) Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA)

Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

(d) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind

(h) Harmony with Nature Item 22.

Globalization and interdependence:

(b) International migration and development Item 23.

Groups of countries in special situations

(b) Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries Item 25.

Operational activities for development:

(b) South-South cooperation for development Item 31.

Report of the Security Council Item 32.

Report of the Peacebuilding Commission Item 33.

The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict Item 34.

Prevention of armed conflict:

(a) Prevention of armed conflict

(b) Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution Item 35.

Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development Item 36.

Complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territory of the Republic of Moldova

Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic Item 38.

The situation in the Middle East Item 39.

Question of Palestine Item 41.

The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan Item 42.

Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte Item 44.

The situation in Central America: progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development Item 45.

Question of Cyprus Item 46.

Armed aggression against the Democratic Republic of the Congo Item 47.

Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Item 48.

The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti Item 49.

Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security Item 50.

Consequences of the Iraqi occupation of and aggression against Kuwait Item 56.

Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects Item 65.

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions Item 66.

Peacebuilding and sustaining peace Item 67.

The situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine Item 68.

New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support:

(a) New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support

(b) Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa Item 70. Promotion and protection of the rights of children:

(a) Promotion and protection of the rights of children Item 71.

Rights of indigenous peoples:

(a) Rights of indigenous peoples Item 72.

Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Item 75.

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations,

including special economic assistance:

(a) Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations

(b) Assistance to the Palestinian people

Oceans and the law of the sea:

(a) Oceans and the law of the sea Item 88.

Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965

Request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the consequences of legal obligations of States under different sources of international law with respect to immunities of Heads of State and Government and other senior officials Item 101. General and complete disarmament:

(a) Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices

(b) Nuclear disarmament

(d) Relationship between disarmament and development

(e) Regional disarmament (f)

Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels

(g) Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament

(h) Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control (i)

Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons (j)

Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures

(k) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,

Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (l)

Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol

(m) Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

(n) Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them

(o) Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia

(p) Reducing nuclear danger

(q) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects (r)

Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments

(s) Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status (t)

Missiles

(u) Disarmament and non-proliferation education

(v) Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation

(w) Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction

(x) Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context

(y) The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation

(z) Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms

(aa) Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities

(bb) The Arms Trade Treaty

(cc) Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium

(dd) Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources

(ee) United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons

(ff) Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities

(gg) Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control

(hh) Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament

(ii) Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices

(jj) Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons

(kk) Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world

(ll) Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

(mm) Universal Declaration on the Achievement of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

(nn) Nuclear disarmament verification

(oo) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Item 109. Crime prevention and criminal justice Item 113. Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund Item 114. Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations Item 115. Elections to fill vacancies in principal organs:

(a) Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council

(b) Election of members of the Economic and Social Council Item 116. Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections:

(a) Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination

(b) Election of members of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Item 117. Appointments to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other appointments:

(g) Appointment of members of the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns Item 118. Admission of new Members to the United Nations Item 119. Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit Item 120. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Item 121. Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade Item 122. Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations Item 123. Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly Item 124. Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council Item 125. Strengthening of the United Nations system:

(a) Strengthening of the United Nations system

(b) Central role of the United Nations system in global governance Item 126. United Nations reform: measures and proposals Item 127. Multilingualism

Item 128. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations:

(a) Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union

(e) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Caribbean Economic System (f)

Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States

(g) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

(h) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community (i)

Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (j)

Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie

(m) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of Central African States

(p) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum (r)

Cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries

(s) Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (t)

Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization

(x) Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration

(z) Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Item 129. Global health and foreign policy Item 130. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Item 131. Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him Item 132. Sexual exploitation and abuse: implementing a zero-tolerance policy Item 134. Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors Item 135. Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations Item 136. Programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019 Item 137. Programme planning Item 138. Improving the financial situation of the United Nations Item 139. Pattern of conferences Item 140. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations Item 141. Human resources management Item 142. Joint Inspection Unit Item 143. United Nations common system Item 144. United Nations pension system Item 145. Administrative and budgetary coordination of the United Nations with the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency Item 146. Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Item 147. Administration of justice at the United Nations Item 148. Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Item 149. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of United Nations peacekeeping operations Item 150. Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations Item 151. Financing of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei Item 152. Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic Item 153. Financing of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire Item 154. Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Item 155. Financing of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Item 156. Financing of the United Nations Mission in East Timor Item 157. Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Item 158. Financing of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti Item 159. Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Item 160. Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia Item 161. Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Item 162. Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in the Middle East Item 163. Financing of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Item 164. Financing of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Item 165. Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Item 166. Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009) Item 168. The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

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