A/HRC/RES/26/26
Convinced of the need to strengthen the protection and realization of the human
rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas,
Welcoming the report of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on its
first session,1 held from 15 to 19 July 2013, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution
21/19, and in particular the inputs from Governments, regional groups, civil society and
relevant stakeholders,
Taking note of the expert seminar on the rights of peasants and other people working
in rural areas held on 8 and 9 April 2014 at the Geneva Academy of International
Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, with the participation of experts from academia,
international organizations, civil society, States as observers and other relevant
stakeholders,
Bearing in mind the development of this issue,
1.
Decides that the working group with the mandate of negotiating, finalizing
and submitting to the Human Rights Council a draft United Nations declaration on the
rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas shall hold its second session for
five working days before the twenty-ninth session of the Council;
2.
Requests the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the working group to conduct
informal consultations with Governments, relevant special procedures of the Human Rights
Council, regional groups, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations mechanisms,
civil society and representatives of peasants and other people working in rural areas, as well
as other relevant stakeholders and other relevant specialized agencies of the United Nations
system before the second session of the working group;
3.
Also requests the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the working group to prepare a
new text on the basis of the discussions held during the first session of the working group,
including on the draft declaration presented by the Advisory Committee, and the informal
consultations to be held, and to present it to the working group at its second session for
consideration and further discussion;
4.
Invites States, civil society and all relevant stakeholders to contribute actively
and constructively to the work of the working group;
5.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to provide the working group with the human, technical and financial assistance
necessary for it to fulfil its mandate;
6.
Requests the working group to submit to the Human Rights Council for
consideration at its thirtieth session a report on progress made, which should be published
as an official document in all official languages of the United Nations.
39th meeting
27 June 2014
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 5, with 13 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Congo, Costa
Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation,
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A/HRC/26/48.