A/HRC/RES/34/6
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 April 2017
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-fourth session
27 February–24 March 2017
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 March 2017
34/6.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Declaration on the Rights of
Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, adopted by
consensus by the General Assembly by its resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992,
Recalling also all previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the
Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on the rights of persons
belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities,
Recalling further its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that all mandate holders shall discharge their duties
in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues
for a period of three years under the same terms as provided for by the Human Rights
Council in its resolution 25/5;
2.
Calls upon all States to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in
the performance of the tasks and duties mandated to him or her, to provide him or her with
all the necessary information requested and to seriously consider responding promptly and
favourably to the request of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries in order to enable
him or her to fulfil his or her duties effectively;
3.
Encourages specialized agencies, regional organizations, national human
rights institutions and non-governmental organizations to develop and maintain regular
dialogue and cooperation with the mandate holder, and to continue to contribute to the
promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious
and linguistic minorities;
GE.17-05600(E)