A/HRC/RES/41/6
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 July 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-first session
24 June–12 July 2019
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 11 July 2019
41/6.
Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights
of the Child, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, and recalling the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women
Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules), the
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela
Rules) and the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination
of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,
Recalling that gender equality and the condemnation of discrimination and violence
against women and girls have been recognized in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome documents
of their review conferences, the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the
outcome document of the Durban Review Conference,
Recalling also all relevant resolutions and agreed conclusions adopted by the Human
Rights Council, the General Assembly, the Security Council, in particular Security Council
resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women, peace and security, the Commission
on the Status of Women and other United Nations agencies and bodies that consider the issue
of discrimination against women and girls,
Underscoring the fact that international human rights law prohibits discrimination,
inter alia on the basis of gender, and that national legislation, policies and practices should
adhere to each State’s international obligations,
Expressing profound concern at the backlash against progress made by States,
international and regional organizations and civil society, including women’s and
community-based organizations, feminist groups, women human rights defenders, trade
unions and girls’ and youth-led organizations, to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights,
and recognizing that these retrogressions can be linked to economic crisis and inequality,
GE.19-12329(E)