A/HRC/RES/55/14
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 April 2024
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fifth session
26 February–5 April 2024
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 4 April 2024
55/14.
Combating discrimination, violence and harmful practices against
intersex persons
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the commitments of all States to respect and protect all human rights and
fundamental freedoms in accordance with their obligations,
Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirms that all
human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and that everyone is entitled to
all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration, 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,
Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the optional protocols thereto, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination and all other relevant international human rights instruments,
Reaffirming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which affirms that all
human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, that the
international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the
same footing, and with the same emphasis, and that while the significance of national and
regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be
borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural
systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Reaffirming also the commitments contained in the Sustainable Development Goals,
notably Goal 3 on good health and well-being,
Taking note of all relevant statements, observations and notes issued by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the work of the
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