A/RES/50/201
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Noting that at the first regular session of 1994 of the Administrative
Committee on Coordination, in April 1994, the executive heads of all United
Nations agencies discussed the implications of the results of the Conference
for their respective programmes and committed themselves to supporting the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the coordination of the
United Nations organs, bodies and the specialized agencies whose activities
deal with human rights, as set out in resolution 48/141,
Noting also that the High Commissioner has established a permanent
dialogue with the United Nations programmes and agencies whose activities deal
with human rights in order to maintain systematic exchanges of information,
experience and expertise,
Having considered the report of the High Commissioner, 6/
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights;
2.
Endorses the reaffirmation in the Vienna Declaration and Programme
of Action of the importance of the promotion of universal respect for, and
observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;
3.
Reaffirms the views of the World Conference on Human Rights on the
urgency of eliminating denials and violations of human rights;
4.
Recognizes that the international community should devise ways and
means to remove current obstacles and meet the challenges to the full
realization of all human rights and to prevent the continuation of human
rights violations resulting therefrom throughout the world;
5.
Calls upon all States to take further action with a view to the
full realization of all human rights in the light of the recommendations of
the Conference;
6.
Urges all States to continue to give widespread publicity to the
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action in order to promote increased
awareness of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
7.
Reiterates the request of the Conference that immediate steps be
taken to increase substantially the resources for the human rights programme
from within existing and future regular budgets of the United Nations;
8.
Welcomes with appreciation the work of the High Commissioner
accomplished thus far, and expresses its commitment to continue to cooperate
with and support the High Commissioner in the discharge of his mandate, as set
out in resolution 48/141;
9.
Requests the High Commissioner, the General Assembly, the
Commission on Human Rights and other organs and bodies of the United Nations
system related to human rights to take further action with a view to the full
implementation of all the recommendations of the Conference;
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