A/HRC/RES/51/5
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
12 October 2022
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-first session
12 September–7 October 2022
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 6 October 2022
51/5.
The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human
rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as a common standard of
achievement of all peoples and all nations, and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, which affirmed that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated,
Recalling all relevant international human rights treaties, including the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 7/11 of 27 March 2008, 19/20 of 23
March 2012, 25/8 of 27 March 2014, 31/14 of 23 March 2016, 37/6 of 22 March 2018 and
45/9 of 6 October 2020, all other resolutions relevant to the role of good governance in the
promotion of human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Welcoming the resolve of States parties to the United Nations Convention against
Corruption, and noting with interest the provisions of the Convention that have led to the
development of a mechanism among States parties to review their progress in combating
corruption,
Noting with interest the outcomes of the sessions of the Conference of the States
Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption,
Reaffirming the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the General
Assembly in its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, including its recognition of the need
to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice and that are
based on respect for human rights, including the right to development, on effective rule of
law and good governance at all levels and on transparent, effective and accountable
institutions,
Welcoming the commitments made by all States in the political declaration entitled
“Our common commitment to effectively addressing challenges and implementing measures
GE.22-16500(E)