A/HRC/RES/42/33 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 2 October 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 10 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 27 September 2019 42/33. Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming 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, Reaffirming also its previous resolutions on Somalia, Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, Recognizing that the primary responsibility for promoting and protecting human rights in Somalia rests with the Federal Government of Somalia and that enhancing the legal framework, human rights protection systems and the capacity and legitimacy of institutions is essential to help to combat impunity and to improve accountability for human rights violations and to encourage reconciliation, Recognizing also the need for all authorities engaged in security to uphold their international human rights commitments and obligations and to address abuse and the excessive use of force against civilians, Recognizing further the importance and effectiveness of international assistance to Somalia and the continued need to step up the scale, coordination, coherence and quality of all capacity development and technical assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights at the national and federal Member State levels, and in that regard welcoming the Somalia Partnership Forums held in Mogadishu and Brussels in July 2018 at which Somalia and international partners reaffirmed their commitment to the New Partnership for Somalia, which sets out the terms of international support for Somali priorities, including on human rights, and the Security Pact to provide Somali-led security and protection in accordance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as appropriate, Reaffirming the need for regular Somalia Partnership Forum meetings to hold all parties to account for progress and agree on shared future priorities, GE.19-16902(E) 

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