A/HRC/RES/33/16
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 October 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
Agenda item 10
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 29 September 2016
33/16.
Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the
field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recalling relevant
international human rights treaties,
Confirming the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect human rights,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of Yemen,
Recalling Security Council resolutions 2014 (2011) of 21 October 2011, 2051
(2012) of 12 June 2012 and 2140 (2014) of 26 February 2014, and Human Rights Council
resolutions 18/19 of 29 September 2011, 19/29 of 23 March 2012, 21/22 of 27 September
2012, 24/32 of 27 September 2013, 27/19 of 25 September 2014 and 30/18 of 2 October
2015,
Recalling also Security Council resolution 2216 (2015) of 14 April 2015,
Recognizing that the promotion and the protection of human rights are key factors in
ensuring a fair and equitable justice system and, ultimately, reconciliation and stability for
the country,
Welcoming the acceptance by Yemeni political parties to complete the political
transition process on the basis of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its
implementation mechanism, and emphasizing the need for implementation of the
recommendations made in the outcome document of the National Dialogue Conference and
to complete the drafting of a new Constitution,
Welcoming also the results of the meeting of Yemeni political parties in Riyadh on
17 May 2015 and their commitments to find a political solution to the conflict in Yemen on
the basis of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative, the outcomes of the National Dialogue
Conference and Security Council resolution 2216 (2015), and the efforts of the SecretaryGeneral and of his Special Envoy for Yemen,
GE.16-17222(E)