Mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity

A/HRC/RES/26/6View 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 2014.

What other versions does this mandate have?

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?

8 subjects

Consultations Declarations Experts Human Rights International Cooperation Report Preparation Solidarity Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the recognition set forth in the declaration adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the Millennium Summit of the fundamental value of solidarity to international relations in the twenty-first century in stating that global challenges must be managed in a way that distributes costs and burdens fairly, in accordance with the basic principles of equity and social justice, and that those who suffer or benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most;

Also reaffirms that international solidarity is not limited to international assistance and cooperation, aid, charity or humanitarian assistance; it is a broader concept and principle that includes sustainability in international relations, especially international economic relations, the peaceful coexistence of all members of the international community, equal partnerships and the equitable sharing of benefits and burdens;

Reiterates its determination to contribute to the solution of current world problems through increased international cooperation, to create conditions that will ensure that the needs and interests of future generations are not jeopardized by the burden of the past, and to hand over a better world to future generations;

Reaffirms the fact that the promotion of international cooperation is a duty for States, that it should be implemented without any conditionality and on the basis of mutual respect, in full compliance with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular respect for the sovereignty of States, and taking into account national priorities;

Welcomes the report of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity² and the work conducted by her;

²A/HRC/26/34 and Add.1.

Decides to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity for a period of three years;

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 into their activities, to cooperate with the Independent Expert in her mandate, to supply all necessary information requested by her and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Independent Expert to visit their countries, and to enable her to fulfil her mandate effectively;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the Independent Expert;

Requests the Independent Expert to continue to participate in relevant international forums and major events with a view to promoting the importance of international solidarity in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda;

Takes note with appreciation of the proposed draft declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity contained in the report of the independent expert;³

³A/HRC/26/34/Add.1, annex.

Decides that, in order to obtain inputs from as many Member States as possible on the proposed draft declaration, the Independent Expert will convene regional consultations and/or workshops, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to assist the Independent Expert in organizing these regional consultations and/or workshops;

Requests the Independent Expert to consolidate and consider the outputs from all the regional consultations, to submit to the Human Rights Council, at its thirty-second session, a report on those consultations and to submit to the Council and the General Assembly, before the end of her second term, a revised draft declaration;

Also requests the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of work;

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

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