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which should also include the participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights;
14.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide all the
administrative, technical and logistical support and personnel necessary to enable the
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to carry out its mandate, and in particular to
support the Commission’s investigative and evidence-collection functions, including, inter
alia, the use of computer software and access to witness and victim protection and support
services, including psychosocial support services;
15.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide all the resources necessary to enable
the Office of the High Commissioner to provide such administrative, technical and logistical
support as necessary for the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;
16.
Requests the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to work
collaboratively with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development
and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and its Country Rapporteur for
South Sudan, and relevant organs and subsidiary bodies of the United Nations, on the issue
of human rights in South Sudan, including by sharing its reports and recommendations and
exchanging other information, as appropriate;
17.
Calls upon States and other stakeholders to continue to support efforts to
further improve the situation of human rights in the South Sudan by providing additional
technical assistance and capacity-building to the country, with a focus on the
operationalization of transitional justice provisions as agreed to in the Revitalized
Agreement, including the chapter V institutions, and to support efforts by South Sudan to
implement the recommendations it accepted at its review during the third cycle of the
universal periodic review;
18.
Calls upon South Sudan to make further progress under the Revitalized
Agreement and the road map to a peaceful and democratic end to the transition period of the
Revitalized Agreement without delay, and to take additional related steps to develop its own
capacity to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses and related crimes
and to hold those responsible accountable, including by taking the steps necessary to ensure
that its Human Rights Commission can receive full accreditation under the principles relating
to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the
Paris Principles);
19.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
55th meeting
3 April 2023
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 19 to 9, with 19 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Czechia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Honduras, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Paraguay,
Romania, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
United States of America
Against:
Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea,
Senegal, Somalia and Sudan
Abstaining:
Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, India, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar,
South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam]
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