Enhancement of Technical Cooperation and Capacity-Building in the Field of Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/36/28View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 2011–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/60/30

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/30	Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights	2,409	58%Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/32	Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights	2,944	59%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/54/28	Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights	2,731	53%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/34	Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights	2,195	33%Compare
2021	A/HRC/RES/48/24	Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights	2,670	45%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Capacity Building Conferences Development Strategies Financing Human Rights Report Preparation Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Emphasizes that the general debate under agenda item 10 is an essential platform for Members and observers of the Human Rights Council to share their visions and views to promote more effective technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, and to share concrete experiences, challenges and information on assistance needed in the implementation of their human rights obligations and voluntary pledges and commitments, and of accepted universal periodic review recommendations, and their achievements and good practices in this area, including those that promote synergy and policy coherence between the promotion and protection of human rights and the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Reiterates that technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights continue to be based on consultations with and the consent of the States concerned, and should take into account their needs, and the fact that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and aim to make a concrete impact on the ground;

Underscores the need to strengthen international, regional and bilateral cooperation and dialogue in the promotion and protection of human rights;

Acknowledges that the promotion and protection of human rights and the 2030 Agenda are complementary and mutually reinforcing;

Reaffirms that technical cooperation should remain an inclusive exercise that engages and involves all national stakeholders, including government agencies, national human rights institutions and civil society;

Also reaffirms the ongoing need for enhanced voluntary contributions to the relevant United Nations funds to support technical assistance and capacity-building, particularly the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Trust Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review, the Voluntary Trust Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review and the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council, and encourages States to continue to make contributions to these funds, especially those who have not yet done so;

Invites the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to make his next annual oral presentation, under agenda item 10, on the overview of and successes, best practices and challenges in technical assistance and capacity-building efforts, particularly those provided by the Office of the High Commissioner and relevant United Nations agencies, to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session, and subsequently on an annual basis at the March session of the Council, and encourages the High Commissioner to highlight the contribution of human rights technical cooperation and capacity-building to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Invites the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights to present the next comprehensive report on the Board’s work to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session, and subsequently on an annual basis at the March session of the Council, and encourages the chairs of the boards of trustees of other funds administered by the Office of the High Commissioner to support activities in the area of technical assistance and capacity-building to make a presentation at the same session;

Welcomes the panel discussion held pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/28 under agenda item 10 at the thirty-fifth session of the Council on the theme “A decade of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the Human Rights Council: challenges and the way forward”, at which participants stressed the need to reinvigorate the debates and actions under agenda item 10 and to make them more responsive to the needs of States, in accordance with its original intent and the principles of the Council, underlines the role that technical cooperation and capacity-building can play in preventing human rights violations and in enhancing the credibility and effectiveness of the Council, while underscoring also the importance of further strengthening policy coherence across the United Nations system in the delivery of technical assistance pertaining to human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, with a view to maximizing its impact on the ground;

Decides, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of its resolution 18/18 of 29 September 2011, that the theme for the annual thematic panel discussion under agenda item 10 to be held during its thirty-eighth session will be “Human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals: enhancing human rights technical cooperation and capacity-building to contribute to the effective and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a report on how United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms, including the Human Rights Council, the universal periodic review, the special procedures and the treaty bodies, and United Nations country teams and agencies can, through effective, coherent and coordinated technical assistance and capacity-building in the promotion and protection of human rights support States in the realization of the 2030 Agenda, including, inter alia, by highlighting practical steps and concrete examples that seek to promote policy synergy and coherence, use of technology and innovation, and the strengthening of the capacity of national statistical offices and data systems related to human rights where applicable, as well as ways to enhance national implementation, reporting and follow-up, taking into account the different constraints and needs of States, and to submit the report to the Council at its thirty-eighth session to serve as a basis for the thematic panel discussion;

Also requests the Office of the High Commissioner to consult with States, the United Nations development system, relevant United Nations bodies, agencies and country teams, relevant special procedures and other stakeholders, including, where applicable, those involved in technical cooperation projects that demonstrate best practices, constructive engagement and positive impact on the ground with a view to ensuring their participation in the thematic panel discussion;

Calls upon States, relevant international organizations, intergovernmental bodies and civil society to make use of the ideas and issues raised in the annual panel discussion under agenda item 10 during its thirty-eighth session to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and policy coherence of technical cooperation and capacity-building efforts undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner and United Nations country teams and agencies in improving States’ national capacities to promote and protect human rights and support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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