Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity

A/HRC/RES/17/6View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2011.

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4 versions · 2008–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/44/11

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/HRC/RES/44/11	Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity	1,255	49%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/6	Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity	983	34%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/17/6	Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity	762	95%Compare
2008	A/HRC/RES/7/5	Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity	765	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Experts Human Rights International Cooperation Solidarity

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of the independent expert on human rights and international solidarity for a period of three years:

To promote the realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity through, inter alia, the further development of guidelines, standards, norms and principles enhancing the enjoyment of this fundamental right and the adoption of measures at the regional and international levels, to promote and consolidate international assistance to developing countries in their endeavours in development and the promotion of conditions that make the full realization of all human rights possible;

To seek views and contributions from Governments, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations in the discharge of his or her mandate, taking into account the outcomes of all major United Nations and other global summits and ministerial meetings in the economic and social fields;

To examine ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging obstacles to the realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity;

To make recommendations on possible steps with a view to attaining progressively the full realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity, and suggestions to address the increasing challenges of international cooperation;

To work in close cooperation with all States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as with other relevant actors representing the broadest possible range of interests and experiences, within their respective mandates, to mainstream fully the effective realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity in the activities of the United Nations;

To continue participating in and contributing to relevant international conferences and events with the aim of promoting the realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity;

Requests all States, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations to mainstream the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity in their activities, and to cooperate with the independent expert in his or her mandate, to supply all necessary information requested by him or her and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the independent expert to visit their countries, and to enable him or her to fulfil his or her mandate effectively;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the independent expert;

Requests the independent expert to continue work on the preparation of a draft declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity and to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council, in accordance with its annual programme of work;

Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/17/2), chap. I.

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