A/HRC/RES/55/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 4 April 2024 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 3 April 2024 55/1. Advancing human rights in South Sudan 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, the African Charter on Human and Peoplesʼ Rights and relevant human rights instruments, Reaffirming that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions S-26/1 of 14 December 2016 and 31/20 of 23 March 2016, in which the Council established the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, and all subsequent Council resolutions on South Sudan, Recalling all previous General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on South Sudan and relevant statements made by the President of the Security Council, the SecretaryGeneral and the Special Representative of the Secretary‑General for South Sudan, Taking note of all relevant decisions and communiqués of the African Union, its Peace and Security Council and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Taking note also of resolution 542 (LXXIII) 2022 of 9 November 2022 of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation of human rights in the Republic of South Sudan, Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights, and recalling that the Government of South Sudan has the responsibility to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, Recalling the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and the obligations it imposes on all signatories, including the binding commitment made by the parties to ensure the full implementation of the Agreement, the protection of the human rights of civilians at all times, and the safety and dignity of individuals and communities, and recalling also the corresponding commitments made by the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and key guarantor States to support the efforts of South Sudan, GE.24-06140 (E)