A/HRC/RES/17/25
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 July 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Seventeenth session
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council∗
17/25 Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights,
Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the
pillars of the United Nations system,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
independence and unity of Somalia,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007,
Recalling also its previous resolutions on the situation of human rights in Somalia
and its decision 14/119 of 18 June 2010,
Acknowledging the commitment of and efforts made by the African Union, and
especially those of the African Union Mission in Somalia, to support efforts to achieve
security, reconciliation and stability, and the efforts made by the international community
and regional stakeholders to help Somalia re-establish stability, peace and security on its
national territory,
Acknowledging also the constructive engagement of the Transitional Federal
Government of Somalia and its subnational authorities in the universal periodic review, and
its decision to hold a special meeting of the Council of Ministers before the end of June
2011 to consider its acceptance of numerous recommendations made at the review,
Deeply concerned about the steep rise in the number of children under five years of
age who have been wounded in Mogadishu since May 2011,
Noting the unique challenges faced by the Transitional Federal Government at the
national and subnational levels as it considers implementing the universal periodic review
∗
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/17/2), chap. I.
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