A/HRC/RES/44/11
9.
Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert on human rights and
international solidarity;1
10.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on human rights and
international solidarity for a period of three years;
11.
Requests all States, United Nations agencies, other relevant international
organizations and non-governmental organizations to mainstream the right of peoples and
individuals to international solidarity into their activities, to cooperate with the Independent
Expert in his mandate, and to supply all necessary information requested by him, and requests
States to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the
Independent Expert to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate effectively;
12.
Requests the Independent Expert to continue to participate in relevant
international forums and major events with a view to promoting the importance of
international solidarity in the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
especially those Sustainable Development Goals relating to economic, social and climate
issues, and invites Member States, international organizations, United Nations agencies and
other relevant organizations to facilitate the meaningful participation of the Independent
Expert in these forums and events;
13.
Also requests the Independent Expert to continue to examine in his reports
ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging obstacles to the realization of the right
of peoples and individuals to international solidarity, including the challenges of international
cooperation, and to seek the views and contributions of Governments, United Nations
agencies and other relevant international organizations in this regard;
14.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to provide the Independent Expert with all the human and financial
resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate;
15.
Reiterates its request to the Independent Expert to take into account the
outcomes of all major United Nations and other global summits and ministerial meetings in
the economic, social and climate fields, and to continue to seek views and contributions from
Governments, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and nongovernmental organizations in the discharge of his mandate;
16.
Requests the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Human Rights
Council and to the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of
work;
17.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda
item.
27th meeting
16 July 2020
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 15, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Eritrea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Libya, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uruguay
and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain,
and Ukraine
Abstaining:
Mexico]
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