Background Documents
- Report of the Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (2004)
- Report of the Secretary-General “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (2005)
- Addendum to the Secretary-General's Report: Explanatory Note on the Human Rights Council (2005)
- 2005 World Summit Outcome Document (2005)
- Summary of Commission on Human Rights informal consultations (2005)
- Compilation of Commission on Human Rights Practices (2005)
- General Assembly resolution 60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council (15 March 2006)
- HRC resolution 5/1: Human Rights Council “Institution-building package” (18 June 2007)
- HRC resolution 16/21: Review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council (25 March 2011)
- General Assembly resolution 65/281: Review of the Human Rights Council (17 June 2011)
- HRC decision 19/119: Task force on secretariat services, accessibility for persons with disabilities and use of information technology (2012)
- President's statement 29/1: Enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council (23 July 2015)
- President's statement OS/12/1: Enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council, including by addressing financial and time constraints (3 December 2018)
- President's statement OS/13/1: Efficiency of the Human Rights Council – addressing financial and time constraints (6 December 2019)
- President's statement OS/14/1: Efficiency of the Human Rights Council (7 December 2020)
- President’s statement OS/14/2: Methods of work of the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council (16 December 2020)
- President's statement OS/15/1: Efficiency of the Human Rights Council (6 December 2021)
- President's statement OS/16/1: Efficiency of the Human Rights Council: addressing financial and time constraints (9 December 2022)