A/HRC/RES/39/18
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 October 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-ninth session
10–28 September 2018
Agenda item 10
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 28 September 2018
39/18.
Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the
field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
particularly with regard to achieving international cooperation in promoting and
encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without
distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other
opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,
Reaffirming the obligation of States under the Charter to promote universal respect
for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Recalling all relevant international human rights treaties, including 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 Persons with Disabilities and the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation is essential for the
effective promotion and protection of human rights, which should be based on the
principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue and aimed at strengthening the capacity of
States to prevent human rights violations and to comply with their human rights
obligations, for the benefit of all human beings,
Bearing in mind the mandate of the Human Rights Council, as stated by the General
Assembly in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, to promote advisory services,
technical assistance and capacity-building, to be provided in consultation with and with the
consent of the States concerned, and the provisions of Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18
June 2007 and 16/21 of 25 March 2011 that aim to enable the Council to fulfil such a
mandate,
Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council on the enhancement
of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights and on the
human rights of older persons,
Bearing in mind the Political Declaration and the Madrid International Plan of
Action on Ageing of 2002, and all other relevant General Assembly resolutions,
GE.18-16545(E)