Twentieth Anniversary of the Human Rights Council

A/HRC/RES/62/27View 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 2026.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Anniversaries Conferences Financing Human Rights Advancement Institutional Machinery International Cooperation

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the essential role the Human Rights Council has in the United Nations System in the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind and in a fair and equal manner;

Welcomes the significant contributions of the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms in the development of international human rights law and international human rights standards and norms, as well as in the prevention of human rights violations through dialogue and cooperation, addressing situations of violations of human rights, responding promptly to human rights emergencies, and promoting human rights education, technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights;

Also welcomes the active and constructive contribution of States, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and all other stakeholders in the fulfilment of the Human Rights Council’s mandate;

Reaffirms that the work of the Human Rights Council shall be guided by the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity, constructive international dialogue and cooperation, with a view to enhancing the promotion and protection of all human rights;

Calls upon all States to strengthen their commitment, through dialogue and cooperation, towards the prevention of human rights violations, and to respond promptly to human rights emergencies;

Also calls upon all States to cooperate with the Council and its mechanisms in the performance of their mandated tasks, to provide all necessary information in a timely manner and to respond without undue delay to communications transmitted to them;

Encourages States to establish and/or strengthen national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up for further compliance with human rights obligations and commitments and to continue to share good practices and experiences;

Recalls the importance of States providing adequate, predictable and sustainable funding through the payment in full and in a timely manner of their regular budget contributions so that the Human Rights Council can effectively carry out its mandate, and also encourages States to provide voluntary contributions;

Decides to convene, during the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council at its sixty-fourth session, a high-level panel discussion on “The twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Council: building on its achievements and strengthening its effectiveness across the United Nations System”, and invites the President of the Human Rights Council to consider this theme for the annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, to be held at the sixty-fourth session of the Council;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a summary report of the above-mentioned high-level panel discussion, to be submitted to the sixty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council.

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