National Institutions for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights

A/RES/40/123View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1984–2004

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/58/175

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	A/RES/58/175	National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights	1,337	—
1992	A/RES/46/124	National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/64	National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/116	National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights	646	32%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/129	National institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights	550	84%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2005

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2005	A/60/299	National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/58/175

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Advisory Services Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Institutions Information Exchange Institution Building Non-Governmental Organizations Publications

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

VI.

Emphasizes the importance of developing, in accordance with national legislation, elfective national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights, and of maintaining their independence and integrity;

Encourages ali Member States to take appropriate steps for the establishment or, where they already exist, the strengthening of national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights;

Draws attention to the constructive role that national non-govemmental organizations can play in the work of such national institutions;

Encourages ali Member States to take appropriate steps to promote the exchange of information and experience concerning the establishment of such national institutions;

6.' Requests the Secretary-General to give due attention to the role of national institutions and non-govemmental organizations concerned with the protection and promotion of human rights and to provide ali necessary assistance to Member States, upon their request, in the implementation of paragraphs 3 and 5 above, according high priority to the needs of developing countries;

A/so requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide and, as appropriate, to enhance assistance in the field of human rights to Governments, at their request. within the framework of the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights;

Welcomes and encourages the elforts of the Secretary-General to prepare and submit to the General Assembly, through the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council, a consolidated report, for eventual publication as a United Nations handbook, on national institutions for the use of Govemments, including infonnation on the various types and models of national and local institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights, taking into account dilfering social and legal systems;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on the 1mplementation of the present resolution.

/ lfith plenary meeting /3 Decemher /985

ISI United Natíons, Trealy Series, vol. 520, No. 7515. p. 204.

152 fbid., vol. 976, N,, 14151, p: 4.

153 See ST/HR/SER,NIY 154See ST/HR/SER,Nl7.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

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What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

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