A/HRC/RES/43/9
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
1 July 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-third session
24 February–13 March and 15–23 June 2020
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 19 June 2020
43/9.
Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and
respect for cultural diversity
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and all other relevant human rights
instruments,
Recalling also all relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Commission on
Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, including Assembly resolutions 64/81 of 7
December 2009 and 64/174 of 18 December 2009, and Council resolutions 10/23 of 26
March 2009, 14/9 of 18 June 2010, 17/15 of 17 June 2011, 19/6 of 22 March 2012, 20/11 of
5 July 2012, 23/10 of 13 June 2013, 25/19 of 28 March 2014, 28/9 of 26 March 2015, 31/12
of 23 March 2016, 34/2 of 23 March 2017, 37/12 of 22 March 2018 and 40/6 of 21 March
2019,
Noting the declarations within the United Nations system on cultural diversity and
international cultural cooperation, in particular the Declaration of the Principles of
International Cultural Cooperation and the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity,
adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization in 1966 and 2001, respectively,
Welcoming the increasing number of States parties to the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by the General Conference
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 20 October 2005
and that entered into force on 18 March 2007,
Convinced that international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms for all should be based on an understanding of the
economic, social and cultural specificities of each country and the full realization and
recognition of the universality of all human rights and the principles of freedom, justice,
equality and non-discrimination,
GE.20-08713(E)