United Nations A/RES/60/170 General Assembly Distr.: General 9 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 71 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/509/Add.3 and Corr.1)] 60/170. Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The General Assembly, Reaffirming that all States Members of the United Nations have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the duty to fulfil the obligations they have undertaken under the various instruments in this field, Noting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a party to several international and regional human rights instruments and to several instruments pertaining to international humanitarian law, Underlining the importance of elections as the foundation for the longer-term restoration of peace and stability, national reconciliation, the rule of law and lasting promotion and protection of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Recalling its previous resolutions, as well as those of the Commission on Human Rights and the Security Council, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1. Welcomes: (a) The report of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 29 September 2005, 1 as well as his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 2005; (b) The strengthened mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding the protection of civilians in accordance with Security Council resolution 1592 (2005) of 30 March 2005, and expresses its support for the continued work of the Mission and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo; (c) The work accomplished by the human rights field office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and encourages the office to pursue and enhance its cooperation with the relevant agencies of the United Nations and the United _______________ 1 05-49780 See A/60/395.

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