A/HRC/RES/42/31
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 October 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-second session
9–27 September 2019
Agenda item 10
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 27 September 2019
42/31.
Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of
human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the
provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recalling relevant
international human rights treaties,
Recognizing the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect human
rights,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of Yemen,
Recalling Security Council resolutions 2014 (2011) of 21 October 2011, 2051
(2012) of 12 June 2012 and 2140 (2014) of 26 February 2014, and Human Rights Council
resolutions 18/19 of 29 September 2011, 19/29 of 23 March 2012, 21/22 of 27 September
2012, 24/32 of 27 September 2013, 27/19 of 25 September 2014, 30/18 of 2 October 2015,
33/16 of 29 September 2016 , 36/31 of 29 September 2017 and 39/21 of 28 September
2018,
Emphasizing Security Council resolutions 2216 (2015) of 14 April 2015 and 2451
(2018) of 21 December 2018,
Welcomes the Stockholm Agreement accepted by the Government of Yemen and the
Houthis on a ceasefire in the city of Hudaydah, a mutual redeployment of forces from the
ports of Hudaydah, Salif and Ra’s Isa, an executive mechanism for activating the prisoner
exchange agreement and a statement of understanding on the city of Ta‘izz to facilitate the
delivery of humanitarian aid,
Reiterating its strong support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and the Special
Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and recalling the need for all parties to the
conflict to react in a flexible and constructive manner and without preconditions to these
efforts, and to fully and immediately implement all provisions of relevant Security Council
resolutions, while welcoming in this regard the positive engagement of the Government of
Yemen,
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