34th session of the Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017)
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 HRC34 Extranet (New users access).
RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34/1 | Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka | 2 | A/HRC/34/L.1 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/2 | Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and respect for cultural diversity | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.2 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/3 | Mandate of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (31 to 16, with 0 abstentions), 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/4 | Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.4/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/5 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.5 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/6 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.6 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/7 | The right to privacy in the digital age | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.7/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/8 | Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.9 | Adopted by a recorded vote (28 to 15, with 4 abstentions), 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/9 | Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to non-discrimination in this context | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.12 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/10 | Freedom of religion or belief | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.15 | Adopted without a vote, 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/11 | The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.16/Rev.1 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 1, with 16 abstentions), 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/12 | The right to food | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.21 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (45 to 1, with 1 abstention), 56th meeting, 23 March 2017 |
| 34/13 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.14 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 14, with 0 abstentions), 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/14 | Right to work | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.22 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/15 | Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.24 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/16 | Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.25 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/17 | Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.26/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/18 | Freedom of opinion and expression: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.27 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/19 | Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: mandate of the Special Rapporteur | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.32 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/20 | Human rights and the environment | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.33 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/21 | Human rights of migrants: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.36 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/22 | Situation of human rights in Myanmar | 4 | A/HRC/34/L.8/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/23 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | 4 | A/HRC/34/L.17 | Adopted by a recorded vote (22 to 12, with 13 abstentions), 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/24 | Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4 | A/HRC/34/L.23 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/25 | Situation of human rights in South Sudan | 4 | A/HRC/34/L.34 | Adopted without a vote, 57th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/26 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | A/HRC/34/L.37 | Adopted by a recorded vote (27 to 7, with 13 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/27 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | 7 | A/HRC/34/L.11 | Adopted by a recorded vote (26 to 3, with 18 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/28 | Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | 7 | A/HRC/34/L.38 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 2, with 15 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/29 | Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | 7 | A/HRC/34/L.39 | Adopted by a recorded vote (43 to 2, with 2 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/30 | Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | 7 | A/HRC/34/L.40 | Adopted by a recorded vote (41 to 2, with 4 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/31 | Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan | 7 | A/HRC/34/L.41/Rev.1 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (36 to 2, with 9 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/32 | Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief | 9 | A/HRC/34/L.10 | Adopted without a vote, 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/33 | Establishment of a forum on people of African descent | 9 | A/HRC/34/L.28/Rev.1 | Adopted without a vote, 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/34 | Mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action | 9 | A/HRC/34/L.29/Rev.1 | Adopted by a recorded vote (46 to 1, with 0 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/35 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | 9 | A/HRC/34/L.30 | Adopted without a vote, 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/36 | Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination | 9 | A/HRC/34/L.31/Rev.1 | Adopted by a recorded vote (31 to 4, with 12 abstentions), 58th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/37 | Cooperation with Georgia | 10 | A/HRC/34/L.13 | Adopted by a recorded vote (18 to 5 with 24 abstentions), 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/38 | Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya | 10 | A/HRC/34/L.18 | Adopted without a vote, 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/39 | Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l'homme au Mali [Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights] | 10 | A/HRC/34/L.19 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/40 | Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council | 10 | A/HRC/34/L.35 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
| 34/41 | Human rights, democracy and the rule of law | 3 | A/HRC/34/L.20 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34/101 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Togo | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/102 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Syrian Arab Republic | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/103 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/104 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Iceland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/105 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Zimbabwe | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/106 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Lithuania | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/107 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Uganda | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/108 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Timor-Leste | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/109 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Republic of Moldova | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 16 March 2017 |
| 34/110 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Haiti | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 44th meeting 17 March 2017 |
| 34/111 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: South Sudan | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 44th meeting 17 March 2017 |
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENTS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRST 34/1 | Situation des droits de l'homme en Haïti [Situation of human rights in Haiti] | 10 | A/HRC/34/L.53 | Adopted without a vote, 59th meeting, 24 March 2017 |