36th session of the Human Rights Council (11 to 29 September 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 final 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 HRC36 Extranet (New users access).
RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/1 | Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | 2 | Adopted by a recorded vote (31 to 15, with 1 abstention), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017) | |
| 36/2 | Mission du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme pour améliorer la situation des droits de l’homme et l’obligation de rendre des comptes au Burundi [Mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve the human rights situation and accountability in Burundi] | 2 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (23 to 14, with 9 abstentions), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/3 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 15, with no abstentions), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017) | |
| 36/4 | Mandate of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 3 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (32 to 15, with no abstentions), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/5 | Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/6 | Enforced or involuntary disappearances | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/7 | Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/8 | The full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and the systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/9 | The right to development | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (31 to 11, with 4 abstentions), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/10 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | 3 | Adopted by a recorded vote (30 to 15, with 1 abstention), 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/11 | Mandate of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/12 | World Programme for Human Rights Education | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/13 | Mental health and human rights | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/14 | Human rights and indigenous peoples | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/15 | Mandat du Rapporteur spécial sur les incidences sur les droits de l'homme de la gestion et de l'élimination écologiquement rationnelles des produits et déchets dangereux | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 39th meeting, 28 September 2017 | |
| 36/16 | Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice | 3 | Adopted without a vote, 40th meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/17 | The question of the death penalty | 3 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (27 to 13, with 7 abstentions), 40th meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/18 | Conscientious objection to military service | 3 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 40th meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/19 | Renewal of the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi | 4 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (22 to 11, with 14 abstentions), 40th meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/20 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | 4 | Adopted by a recorded vote (27 to 7, with 13 abstentions), 40th meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/21 | Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights | 5 | Adopted as amended by a recorded vote (28 to 0, with 19 abstentions), 41st meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/22 | Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas | 5 | Adopted by a recorded vote (34 to 2, with 11 abstentions), 41st meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/23 | Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent | 9 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/24 | From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | 9 | Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 5, with 10 abstentions), 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/25 | Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l'homme en République centrafricaine | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/26 | Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/27 | Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/36/L.23 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 |
| 36/28 | Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/29 | Promoting international cooperation to support national human rights follow-up systems, processes and related mechanisms, and their contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | 10 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/30 | Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 | Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (45 to 1, with 1 abstention), 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/31 | Human rights, technical assistance and capacity-building in Yemen | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
| 36/32 | Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia | 10 | Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 | |
N/A | Situation of human rights in Yemen | 2 | Withdrawn by the sponsor | |
N/A | Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | L.35 (text not issued) | Withdrawn by the sponsor |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/101 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bahrain | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/102 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Ecuador | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/103 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tunisia | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 22nd meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/104 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Morocco | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/105 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Indonesia | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 23rd meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/106 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Finland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/107 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/108 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: India | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/109 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Brazil | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 24th meeting, 21 September 2017 |
| 36/110 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Philippines | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 22 September 2017 |
| 36/111 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Algeria | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 22 September 2017 |
| 36/112 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Poland | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 25th meeting, 22 September 2017 |
| 36/113 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: Netherlands | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 26th meeting, 22 September 2017 |
| 36/114 | Outcome of the universal periodic review: South Africa | 6 | N/A | Adopted without a vote, 26th meeting, 22 September 2017 |
| 36/115 | Extension of the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar | 4 | Adopted without a vote, 41st meeting, 29 September 2017 |
PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRST 36/1 | Reports of the Advisory Committee | 1 | Adopted without a vote, 42nd meeting, 29 September 2017 |