United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/RES/21/31
Distr.: General
25 October 2012
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-first session
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
21/31.
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, and recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions of the Human Rights Council on Somalia, in
particular resolutions 7/35 of 28 March 2008, 10/32 of 27 March 2009, 12/26 of 2 October
2009, 15/28 of 1 October 2010, 17/25 of 17 June 2011, 19/28 of 23 March 2012 and 20/21
of 6 July 2012,
Reaffirming also its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
independence and unity of Somalia,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia,1
Welcoming also the end of the transition as envisaged by the road map endorsed at
the high-level consultative meeting, held on 6 September 2011, in Mogadishu, and the
consequent Garoowe I and II and Galkayo principals, including the crucial role played by
the outgoing Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and his “national salvation
Government”, and by all the signatories of the road map, which marks a milestone in the
path of Somalia towards a more stable system of governance, with a special focus on the
promotion and protection of human rights,
Welcoming further the increased representation of women in Parliament,
commending the Somali authorities and underlining the need to continue to increase their
representation and their role in decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and
resolution,
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GE.12-17818
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in
the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.
S/2012/643.