39th session of the Human Rights Council
Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements
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RESOLUTIONS
Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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Promotion and protection of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 2 | Adopted by a recorded vote (23 to 7, with 17 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | 2 | Adopted by a recorded vote (35 to 3, with 7 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
World Programme for Human Rights Education | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (28 to 14, with 5 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 15, with 2 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
The safety of journalists | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
Local government and human rights | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | 3 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (44 to 1, with 2 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
The right to development | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 12, with 5 abstentions), 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights in humanitarian settings | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 | ||
Equal participation in political and public affairs | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (33 to 3, with 11 abstentions), 40th meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Human rights and indigenous peoples | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Situation of human rights in Burundi | 4 | Adopted by a recorded vote (23 to 7, with 17 abstentions), 40th meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | Adopted by a recorded vote (27 to 4, with 16 abstentions), 40th meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Human rights situation in Yemen | 2 | Adopted by a recorded vote (21 to 8, with 18 abstentions), 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
National human rights institutions | 8 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République centrafricaine | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 | ||
Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 28 September 2018 |
DECISIONS
Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Turkmenistan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Burkina Faso | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cabo Verde | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Germany | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Azerbaijan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tuvalu | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Colombia | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Djibouti | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cameroon | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bangladesh | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Uzbekistan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 20 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Canada | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 26th meeting, 21 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cuba | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 26th meeting, 21 September 2018 | |
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Russian Federation | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 26th meeting, 21 September 2018 |
PRESIDENT’S STATEMENTS
Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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Reports of the Advisory Committee | 1 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 27 September 2018 |