Promoting Mutually Beneficial Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/46/13View 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 2021.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2018–2021

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2021	A/HRC/RES/46/13	Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights	1,220	57%Compare
2020	A/HRC/RES/43/21	Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights	1,351	53%Compare
2018	A/HRC/RES/37/23	Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights	844	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Covid-19 Equality Human Rights International Cooperation Socially Disadvantaged Persons Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all States to uphold multilateralism and to work together to promote mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights, and encourages other stakeholders, including international and regional organizations and non-governmental organizations, to contribute actively to this endeavour;

Calls upon all States and other stakeholders to undertake constructive and genuine dialogue and cooperation in the field of human rights, based on universality, impartiality, objectivity, indivisibility, non-selectivity, non-politicization, equality and mutual respect;

Reiterates the important role of technical assistance and capacity-building in promoting and protecting human rights, calls upon States to strengthen human rights technical assistance and capacity-building through mutually beneficial cooperation, upon the request of and in accordance with the priorities set by the States concerned, and welcomes in this regard North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation;

Emphasizes the importance of the universal periodic review as a mechanism based on cooperation and constructive dialogue with the objective of, inter alia, improving the situation of human rights on the ground and promoting the fulfilment of the human rights obligations and commitments undertaken by States, and calls upon all States and relevant stakeholders to participate constructively in it;

Invites relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and procedures to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation in promoting and protecting all human rights;

Reaffirms the commitment of States to international cooperation, multilateralism and solidarity at all levels and as the only way for the world to effectively respond to global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and their consequences, while underscoring the central role of the State in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies, and in this regard emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all States have equitable access to safe, effective and affordable medical supplies, medicines and vaccines, in particular ensuring accessibility and affordability of vaccines to developing countries;

Decides to convene at its forty-ninth session a meeting under item 3 of its agenda, with a duration of two hours, to be presided over by the President of the Human Rights Council, on the theme of enhancing technical cooperation and capacity-building in promoting and protecting the human rights of persons in vulnerable and marginalized situations in recovery efforts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the participation of States, international organizations and other stakeholders, to share information on good practices and experience, and encourages all stakeholders to take this opportunity to facilitate technical cooperation;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all necessary resources for the services and facilities for the above-mentioned meeting, to prepare a summary report on the meeting and to submit it to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session.

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