A/HRC/RES/56/14 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 July 2024 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-sixth session 18 June–12 July 2024 Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 11 July 2024 56/14. Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights in Colombia to implement the recommendations of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and NonRepetition: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 53/22 The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and other relevant international human rights conventions and instruments, Recognizing the importance of the recommendations made by the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition regarding the need to identify and clarify the patterns and causes of human rights violations and abuses as well as grave breaches of international humanitarian law in the context of the armed conflict in Colombia, and of promoting the recognition of victims and survivors and guarantees of non-repetition and contributing to coexistence, Recalling the importance of advancing promptly in the implementation of the abovementioned recommendations in order to put an end to threats and attacks against human rights defenders, social leaders, ex-combatants and political opposition by public servants, nonState actors and armed groups, Acknowledging the commitment and efforts made by the Government of Colombia, national institutions and civil society in the promotion and protection of human rights and the consolidation of peace in Colombia, and their commitment to bringing those responsible to justice and prosecuting violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law, and recalling the need to strengthen cooperation and technical assistance to improve policy planning and national, technical and financial capacities to provide effective guarantees, inter alia through a gender- and ethnic-based approach on the basis of dialogue and consensus with the different sectors and groups, GE.24-13015 (E)