Enhancement of International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/13/23View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2010.

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49 documents · 1997–2026

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/62/6	Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights	3,386	–
2025	A/RES/80/204	Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights	1,317	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/59/3	Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights	3,575	–
2024	A/RES/79/166	Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights	1,316	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/56/2	Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights	3,336	–

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Reaffirms that it is one of the purposes of the United Nations and also the primary responsibility of Member States to promote, protect and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms through, inter alia, international cooperation;

Recognizes that, in addition to their separate responsibilities to their individual societies, States have a collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level;

Reaffirms that dialogue among cultures and civilizations facilitates the promotion of a culture of tolerance and respect for diversity, and welcomes in this regard the holding of conferences and meetings at the national, regional and international levels on dialogue among civilizations;

Urges all actors on the international scene to build an international order based on inclusion, justice, equality and equity, human dignity, mutual understanding and promotion of and respect for cultural diversity and universal human rights, and to reject all doctrines of exclusion based on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

Reaffirms the importance of the enhancement of international cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights and for the achievement of the objectives of the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

Considers that international cooperation in the field of human rights, in conformity with the purposes and principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations and international law, should make an effective and practical contribution to the urgent task of preventing violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Reaffirms that the promotion, protection and full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms should be guided by the principles of universality, non-selectivity, objectivity and transparency, in a manner consistent with the purposes and principles set out in the Charter;

Emphasizes the role of international cooperation in support for national efforts and in raising the capacities of Member States in the field of human rights through, inter alia, the enhancement of their cooperation with human rights mechanisms, including through the provision of technical assistance, upon the request and in accordance with the priorities set by the States concerned;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to brief the Council and disseminate information to States Members of the United Nations on the progress achieved in operationalizing the universal periodic review Voluntary Trust Fund and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance;

Urges Member States to support the universal periodic review Voluntary Fund and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance;

Takes note of the report of the High Commissioner on the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights (A/HRC/13/19);

Calls upon Member States, specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations to continue to carry out a constructive dialogue and consultations for the enhancement of understanding and the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and encourages non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour;

Invites States and relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and procedures to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutual cooperation, understanding and dialogue in ensuring the promotion and protection of all human rights;

Requests the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to explore ways and means to enhance cooperation in the field of human rights, taking into account the views contained in the above-mentioned report of the High Commissioner, and further views from States and relevant stakeholders, and to submit proposals in this regard to the Council at its nineteenth session;

Decides to continue its consideration of the matter in 2011, in accordance with its annual programme of work.

The resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. I.

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