A/HRC/RES/45/27
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 October 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-fifth session
14 September–7 October 2020
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 6
October 2020
45/27.
Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillars
of the United Nations system,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence
and unity of Somalia,
Reaffirming also its previous resolutions on Somalia,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007,
Recognizing that the primary responsibility for promoting and protecting human rights
in Somalia rests with the Federal Government of Somalia, and that enhancing the legal
framework, human rights protection systems and the capacity and legitimacy of institutions
is essential to help to combat impunity and to improve accountability for human rights
violations and to encourage reconciliation,
Recognizing also the need for all authorities engaged in security to uphold their
international human rights commitments and obligations and to address abuse and the
excessive use of force against civilians,
Recognizing further the importance and effectiveness of international assistance to
Somalia and the continued need to step up the scale, coordination, coherence and quality of
all capacity development and technical assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights at
the national and Federal Member State levels, and in that regard welcoming the Somalia
Partnership Forum held in Mogadishu in October 2019, at which Somali stakeholders made
a commitment to implement the 2019 Mutual Accountability Framework with the aim of
accelerating reforms regarding human rights, as well as reforms regarding security, economic
and political institutions and elections,
Reaffirming the need for continued regular Somalia Partnership Forum meetings to
hold all parties to account for progress and to agree on shared future priorities,
GE.20-13364(E)