Fiftieth anniversary of the adoption and fortieth anniversary of the entry into force of the International Covenants on Human Rights — A/HRC/RES/29/1 | UN Mandate Registry
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption and Fortieth Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the International Covenants on Human Rights
Reaffirms the importance of the International Covenants on Human Rights as major components of international efforts to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
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Calls uponall States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to support the annual treaty event to this end;
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EncouragesStates parties to consider limiting the extent of any reservations that they lodge to the International Covenants on Human Rights and the Optional Protocols thereto, to formulate any reservations as precisely and narrowly as possible and to review regularly such reservations with a view to withdrawing them so as to ensure that no reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the relevant treaty;
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Calls for the strictest compliance by States parties with their obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and, where applicable, the Optional Protocols thereto;
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Invitesthe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to make provisions for events and arrangements aimed at the celebration of the anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights and to circulate the relevant information among States and other stakeholders;
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Invitesrelevant United Nations organs and agencies, in coordination with the High Commissioner, to celebrate the anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights by intensifying their own contributions to United Nations system-wide efforts to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
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Decides to convene at its thirty-first session a high-level panel discussion on the topic, “The fiftieth anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights: universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights”, in order to give the fiftieth anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights attention commensurate with its historical significance;
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Recommendsthat the General Assembly mark the fiftieth anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights during its seventy-first session.
