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victims of torture, commensurate with the strong support expressed by Member
States for combating torture and assisting victims of torture;
29. Invites donor countries and recipient countries to consider including in
their bilateral programmes and projects relating to the training of armed forces,
security forces, prison and police personnel and health-care personnel matters
relating to the protection of human rights and the prevention of torture, while
bearing in mind a gender perspective;
30. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixtieth session and to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a
report on the status of the Convention and a report on the operations of the Fund;
31. Calls upon all Governments, the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and other United Nations bodies and agencies, as
well as relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to
commemorate, on 26 June, the United Nations International Day in Support of
Victims of Torture;
32. Decides to consider at its fifty-ninth session the reports of the
Secretary-General, including the report on the United Nations Voluntary Fund for
Victims of Torture, the report of the Committee against Torture and the interim
report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the
question of torture.
77th plenary meeting
22 December 2003
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