Reporting Obligations of States Parties to United Nations Conventions on Human Rights

A/RES/39/138View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1985–1986

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/40/116

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/116	Reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human rights	1,370	19%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/138	Reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human rights	773	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Advisory Services Guidelines Human Rights Periodic Reports Reporting Procedures Treaties

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reiterates the importance it attaches to the obligations established under international conventions, including their respective reporting systems;

Takes note with interest of the report of the meeting of the Chairmen of the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Committee, the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which contains suggestions made by the

Chairmen with regard to exchange of information among their respective bodies, co-ordination of guidelines for the submission of the reports of States parties, advisory services and assistance for States parties to the various conventions on human rights, and other matters; 195

Expresses the view that the presence at the abovementioned meeting of the Chairmen of all bodies concerned with reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human rights would have

further contributed to the review of problems experienced in the functioning of reporting procedures;

Acknowledges that common problems have arisen in the functioning of the reporting procedures, thus indicating the necessity of considering them within the overall framework of reporting obligations of States parties under the various conventions on human rights;

Decides to keep under consideration the problems that have arisen from the coexistence of several different reporting systems, in particular the proliferation of reporting obligations under the various instruments, as well as the serious delays which have occurred in the submission of reports;

Requests the Secretary-General, to that effect, to submit to the General Assembly at its fortieth session a report containing:

Updated information on the general situation of the submission of reports of States parties to all conventions which are already in force, thus enabling the General Assembly to take an overview of the fulfilment of all reporting obligations and to consider how to achieve an improvement, particularly in the interest of States parties with limited technical and administrative resources;

A consolidated text of the guidelines of the various bodies entrusted with the consideration of the reports of States parties on the implementation of all United Nations conventions on human rights;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider, in the context of its standing item concerning advisory services in the field of human rights, the suggestions made by the Chairmen;

Decides to consider the question of reporting obligations of States parties to United Nations conventions on human rights in the light of the report of the Secretary- General to be submitted in accordance with paragraph 6 above and to consider also the eventual convening of another meeting of the Chairmen of the bodies entrusted with the consideration of the reports of States parties;

Invites the bodies concerned to give particular attention to the present resolution when they next meet;

Decides to consider the question at its fortieth session, in the light of the report of the Secretary-General to be submitted in accordance with paragraph 6 above.

JO 1 st plenary meeting

14 December 1984

189 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

192 A1391535.

l90 See Official Records oft he Economic and Social Council, 1984, Supple 193 Af381393.

194 A139-484. annn ment No. 4 (E/1984/14 and Corr.I), chap. II, sect. A l91 See E/CN.4/!985/3-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1984143. chap. XVlll. sect. A. re, olution 1984/7.

I 95 Ibid., sect. V.

197 A/39/402. annex. 196 A/39/402 and Add. I and 2.

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