24th session of the Human Rights Council (9 - 27 September 2013)
Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements
The final adopted texts can be accessed in all six official languages of the United Nations in the first column below and also on the Official Document System (ODS). To search for adopted texts on ODS, enter the final number in the search field, preceded by A/HRC/RES for resolutions, A/HRC/DEC for decisions or A/HRC/PRST for President’s statements.
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RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.1 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| Local government and human rights | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.2 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.3 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| The right to development | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.6 | Adopted by vote on 26.9.13 [46 in favour, 1 against, 0 abstentions] | |
| The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.7 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| 24/6 | The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.8 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 |
| 24/7 | Arbitrary detention | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.15 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 |
| 24/8 | Equal political participation | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.18/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 |
| Human rights and indigenous peoples: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.21 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| Human rights and indigenous peoples | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.22 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.27 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.28 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 | |
| The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.29 | Adopted by a vote on 26.9.13 [31 in favour, 15 against, 1 abstention] | |
| Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.5/Rev.1 | Adopted by a vote on 27.9.13 [31 in favour, 15 against, 1 abstention] | |
| 24/15 | World Programme for Human Rights Education | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.12/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| 24/16 | The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.14/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| 24/17 | Conscientious objection to military service | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.23 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| The human right to safe drinking water and sanitation | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.31 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| 24/19 | Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.35 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| The human rights of older persons | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.37/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| 24/21 | Civil society space: creating and maintaining, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.24 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| 24/22 | The continuing grave deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | A/HRC/24/L.38 | Adopted by a vote on 27.9.13 [40 in favour, 1 against, 6 abstentions] |
| 24/23 | Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage: challenges, achievements, best practices and implementation gaps | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.34/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| 24/24 | Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights | 5 | A/HRC/24/L.17/Rev.1 | Adopted by vote on 27.9.13 [31 in favour, 1 against, 15 abstentions] |
| The Social Forum | 5 | A/HRC/24/L.30 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | 9 | A/HRC/24/L.25 | Adopted by a vote on 27.9.13 [32 in favour, 2 against, 13 abstentions] | |
| 24/27 | Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités en matière de droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo [Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.9 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| Technical assistance for the Sudan in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.10/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.19 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.20 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.26 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.33 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| 24/33 | Technical cooperation for the prevention of attacks against persons with albinism | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.36 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| Technical assistance to the Central African Republic in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/24/L.39 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 | |
| 24/35 | Impact of arms transfers on human rights in armed conflict | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.32/Rev.1 | Adopted by vote on 27.9.13 [42 in favour, 1 against, 4 abstentions] |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/101 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Turkmenistan | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 18.9.13 |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Burkina Faso | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 18.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cape Verde | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 18.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tuvalu | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Colombia | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Uzbekistan | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Germany | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 | |
| 24/108 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Djibouti | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Canada | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 19.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bangladesh | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 20.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Azerbaijan | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 20.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Russian Federation | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 20.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cameroon | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 20.9.13 | |
| Outcome of the universal periodic review: Cuba | 6 | – | Adopted without a vote on 20.9.13 | |
| 24/115 | Postponement of renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context | 1 | A/HRC/24/L.4 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 |
| 24/116 | Panel discussion on the safety of journalists | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.13 | Adopted without a vote on 26.9.13 |
| 24/117 | Panel de haut niveau sur l’identification des bonnes pratiques en matière de lutte contre les mutilations génitales féminines [High-level panel on the identification of good practices in combating female genital mutilation] | 3 | A/HRC/24/L.11 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
| 24/118 | Establishment of a special fund for the participation of civil society in the Social Forum, the Forum on Minority Issues and the Forum on Business and Human Rights | 5 | A/HRC/24/L.16 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENTS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRST 24/1 | Reports of the Advisory Committee | 5 | A/HRC/24/L.57 | Adopted without a vote on 27.9.13 |