Mandate of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

A/HRC/RES/60/5View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document 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 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2008–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/5	Mandate of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination	376	97%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/13	Mandate of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination	368	15%Compare
2008	A/HRC/RES/7/21	Mandate of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination	921	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Human Rights Violations Mercenaries Self-Determination of Peoples Working Groups

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination for it to continue its work in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 7/21 of 28 March 2008 and other relevant resolutions;

Calls upon all States to cooperate fully with the Working Group in the fulfilment of its mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Working Group with all the assistance and support necessary for the fulfilment of its mandate;

Requests the Working Group to consult States, intergovernmental and non- governmental organizations and other relevant actors, including civil society organizations, in the implementation of the present resolution, and to report its findings to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their programmes of work;

Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item in accordance with its programme of work.

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