A/HRC/RES/49/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 April 2022 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-ninth session 28 February–1 April 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 1 April 2022 49/18. Recognizing the contribution of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in conflict and post-conflict situations, to the enjoyment and realization of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolution 53/144 of 9 December 1998, by which the Assembly adopted by consensus the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, commonly referred to as the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and the continued validity and application of all its provisions, and reiterating the importance of the Declaration and its promotion and full and effective implementation, Recalling also all other previous resolutions on this subject, including Human Rights Council resolutions 22/6 of 21 March 2013, 31/32 of 24 March 2016, 34/5 of 23 March 2017, 40/11 of 21 March 2019 and 43/16 of 22 June 2020, and General Assembly resolutions 68/181 of 18 December 2013, 70/161 of 17 December 2015, 72/247 of 24 December 2017, 74/146 of 18 December 2019 and 76/174 of 16 December 2021, Reiterating that all human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and should be promoted and implemented in a fair and equitable manner, without prejudice to the implementation of each of those rights and freedoms, Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility and are under the obligation to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, and welcoming the steps taken by many States to create a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders, Recognizing that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, GE.22-05083(E)