A/HRC/RES/51/29 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 13 October 2022 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-first session 12 September–7 October 2022 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 7 October 2022 51/29. Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Reaffirming the primary responsibility of States to promote, protect, respect and fulfil the human rights and fundamental freedoms of their citizens and to fulfil their obligations under the human rights treaties and agreements to which they are parties, Recalling that the States members of the Human Rights Council shall uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights and shall fully cooperate with the Council, including its subsidiary bodies and mechanisms, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 39/1 of 27 September 2018, 42/4 of 26 September 2019, 42/25 of 27 September 2019, and 45/2 and 45/20 of 6 October 2020 on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Welcoming the reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 1 and the international independent fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,2 and other international organizations, and expressing concern at the continued serious human rights violations and abuses in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that they highlight, Expressing concern that the ongoing crisis continues to have a disproportionate impact on the rights of women, children, indigenous peoples, older persons, persons with disabilities and other persons belonging to groups in vulnerable situations, Expressing deep concern that more than 6.8 million people have been compelled to leave the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and that more than 7 million people remain in need of humanitarian assistance owing to the ongoing political and economic crisis, and welcoming the efforts of neighbouring and other countries in the region to host Venezuelan migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers and the humanitarian assistance provided by the United Nations, other humanitarian organizations and partner countries, 1 2 A/HRC/47/55, A/HRC/48/19 and A/HRC/50/59. A/HRC/48/69 and A/HRC/51/43. GE.22-16536(E)