A/HRC/RES/30/13
Convinced of the need to strengthen the protection and realization of the human
rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas,
Welcoming the report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a
United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas
on its second session,1 held from 2 to 6 February 2015, pursuant to Human Rights Council
resolutions 21/19 and 26/26, and in particular the inputs from Governments, regional
groups, civil society and relevant stakeholders,
Bearing in mind the development of this issue,
1.
Decides that the working group with the mandate to negotiate, finalize and
submit to the Human Rights Council a draft United Nations declaration on the rights of
peasants and other people working in rural areas shall hold its next two annual sessions for
five working days each before the thirty-sixth session of the Council;
2.
Also decides that the draft declaration presented by the Chair-Rapporteur of
the working group at its second session will be translated in all official languages of the
United Nations, and that negotiations during the third session of the working group shall be
held on this basis, taking into consideration the report of the Chair-Rapporteur on the
second session;
3.
Requests the Chair-Rapporteur of the working group to conduct informal
consultations during the intersessional periods, as appropriate, with Governments, relevant
special procedures of the Human Rights Council, regional groups, intergovernmental
organizations, United Nations mechanisms, civil society and representatives of peasants
and other people working in rural areas, as well as with other relevant stakeholders and
other relevant specialized agencies of the United Nations system;
4.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to ensure the participation in the annual sessions of the working group of up to five
expert panellists, including representatives of peasants and other people working in rural
areas, civil society and grass-roots organizations from developing countries, in order to
contribute to the analysis and interactive dialogues;
5.
Also requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide the working
group with the human, technical and financial assistance necessary for it to fulfil its
mandate, and to prepare a background study for the working group in relation to the rights
included in the draft declaration before the third session of the working group;
6.
Invites States, civil society and all relevant stakeholders, in particular
representatives of peasants and other people working in rural areas, to contribute actively
and constructively to the work of the working group;
7.
Requests the working group to submit an annual report on progress made to
the Human Rights Council for its consideration.
41st meeting
1 October 2015
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 1, with 15 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana,
Brazil, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia,
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A/HRC/30/55.