33rd session of the Human Rights Council (13 to 30 September 2016)
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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.
More information about the consideration of each draft proposal, including any oral revisions, amendments, statements of programme budget implications or detailed voting results (as applicable), can be found on the HRC33 Extranet (New users access).
RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33/1 | Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.2 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/2 | The safety of journalists | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.6 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/3 | Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.7 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 12, with 5 abstentions), 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/4 | 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/33/L.8 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 13, with 2 abstentions), 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/5 | The human rights of older persons | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.9 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/6 | The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.12 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/7 | Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.13 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/8 | Local government and human rights | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.14/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/9 | The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.15 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/10 | The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.19 | Adopted by a recorded vote (42 to 1, with 4 abstentions), 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/11 | Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.20 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/12 | Human rights and indigenous peoples: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.23 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/13 | Human rights and indigenous peoples | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.24 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/14 | The right to development | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.29 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (34 to 2, with 11 abstentions), 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/15 | National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights | 8 | A/HRC/33/L.17/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/16 | Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.5 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/17 | Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.11/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 29 September 2016 |
| 33/18 | Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.3/Rev.1 | Adopted as orally revised and amended without a vote, 40th meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/19 | Human rights and transitional justice | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.10 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (29 to 1, with 17 abstentions), 40th meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/20 | Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.21 | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/21 | Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.27/Rev.1 | Adopted as orally revised and amended by a recorded vote (38 to 0, with 9 abstentions), 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/22 | Equal participation in political and public affairs | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.28 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/23 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | A/HRC/33/L.30 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (26 to 7, with 14 abstentions), 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/24 | Situation of human rights in Burundi | 4 | A/HRC/33/L.31 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (19 to 7, with 21 abstentions), 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/25 | Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | 5 | A/HRC/33/L.25 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/26 | Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.4 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 41st meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/27 | Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Central African Republic | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.16 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/28 | Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.18 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/29 | Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 | A/HRC/33/L.26 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| 33/30 | Arbitrary detention | 3 | A/HRC/33/L.22 | Adopted by a recorded vote (46 to 0, with 1 abstention), 42nd meeting, 30 September 2016 |
| N/A | Human rights situation in Yemen | 2 | A/HRC/33/L.32 | Withdrawn by the sponsor |
| N/A | Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan | 2 | A/HRC/33/L.33 | Withdrawn by the sponsor |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33/101 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Suriname | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 19th meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/102 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 19th meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/103 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Samoa | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 19th meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/104 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Greece | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 21st meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/105 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Sudan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 21st meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/106 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Hungary | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 21st meeting 21 September 2016 |
| 33/107 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Papua New Guinea | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/108 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tajikistan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/109 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Republic of Tanzania | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/110 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/111 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Swaziland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/112 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting 22 September 2016 |
| 33/113 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Thailand | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting 23 September 2016 |
| 33/114 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Ireland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting 23 September 2016 |
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENTS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRST 33/1 | Reports of the Advisory Committee | 1 | A/HRC/33/L.1 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 29 September 2016 |