35th session of the Human Rights Council (6 to 23 June 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 HRC35 Extranet (New users access).
RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/1 | Seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/2 | The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/3 | Human rights and international solidarity | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 15, with no abstentions), 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/4 | Promotion of the right to peace | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 11, with 4 abstentions), 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/5 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/6 | Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/7 | Business and human rights: mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/8 | Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 3, with 12 abstentions), 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/9 | Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/10 | Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against all women and girls | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/11 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/12 | Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/13 | Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons | 3 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (30 to 12, with 5 abstentions), 35th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/14 | Youth and human rights | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 35th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/15 | Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 35th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/16 | Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 35th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/17 | Protection of the human rights of migrants: the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/18 | Elimination of discrimination against women and girls | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/19 | Extreme poverty and human rights | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/20 | Human rights and climate change | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/21 | The contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights | 3 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (30 to 13, with 3 abstentions), 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/22 | Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 36th meeting, 22 June 2017 | |
| 35/23 | The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/24 | Human rights in cities and other human settlements | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/25 | The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/26 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | Adopted by a recorded vote (27 to 8, with 12 abstentions), 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/27 | Situation of human rights in Belarus | 4 | Adopted by a recorded vote (18 to 8, with 21 abstentions), 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/28 | The Social Forum | 5 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/29 | Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review | 5 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/30 | Consideration of the elaboration of a draft declaration on the promotion and full respect of human rights of people of African descent | 9 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/31 | Cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights | 10 | Adopted by a recorded vote (22 to 6, with 19 abstentions), 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/32 | National policies and human rights | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/33 | Technical assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and accountability concerning the events in the Kasai regions | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/34 | Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 38th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
| 35/35 | Situation of human rights in Eritrea | 4 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 38th meeting, 23 June 2017 | |
N/A | Fight against impunity and need for accountability in the Kasais, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | Withdrawn by the sponsor | |
N/A | Situation of human rights in Ethiopia | 2 | Withdrawn by the sponsor |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35/101 | Panel discussion on the human rights of internally displaced persons in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 22 June 2017 |
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRST 35/1 | Situation des droits de l’homme en Côte d’Ivoire | 10 | L.50 (unofficial unedited version only) | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 37th meeting, 23 June 2017 |