A/HRC/RES/23/18
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
27 June 2013
English
Original: French
Human Rights Council
Twenty-third session
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*
23/18
Technical assistance to the Central African Republic in the field of
human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other relevant human rights instruments,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights
Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007,
Bearing in mind the situation in the Central African Republic since 24 March 2013,
Reaffirming that all States are under an obligation to promote and protect the human
rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, the international human rights covenants and other relevant international
human rights instruments to which they are party,
In view of the Bamako Declaration adopted on 3 November 2000 by the Frenchspeaking States and Governments, which condemns all coups d’état and any seizure of
power through violence, arms or other illegal means,
In view also of the final communiqué of the special meeting of the Heads of State
and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States held in N’Djamena
on 21 December 2012, and the political agreement signed in Libreville on 11 January 2013,
Taking into account the efforts undertaken by States members of the Economic
Community of Central African States, including those of the chair of the follow-up
committee of the Economic Community of Central African States on the situation in the
Central African Republic,
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its twenty-third session (A/HRC/23/2), chap. I.
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