A/HRC/RES/18/2
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
12 October 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Eighteenth session
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*
18/2
Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human
rights
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling its resolutions 11/8 of 17 June 2009 and 15/17 of 30 September 2010 on
preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights,
Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Programme of
Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its review
conferences, including the outcome document of the 15-year review of the Programme of
Action contained in Commission on Population and Development resolution 2009/1 of 3
April 2009, Commission on the Status of Women resolution 54/5 of 12 March 2010, and
the targets and commitments regarding the reduction of maternal mortality and universal
access to reproductive health, including those contained in the 2000 Millennium
Declaration1 and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 2
Welcoming recent regional and international initiatives relevant to preventable
maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights, including the Secretary-General’s
Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, and the related establishment of the
Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health, and
noting that the report of the Commission, “Keeping promises, measuring results”, contains
recommendations relevant to eliminating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity
using a human rights-based approach,
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2
GE.11-16596
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.
General Assembly resolution 55/2.
General Assembly resolution 60/1.