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51st regular session of the Human Rights Council: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements

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Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements

Document links to the adopted texts in the first column below will work once the documents have been processed, translated and released in all six official languages of the United Nations 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), are available on the HRC51 Extranet.

Resolutions

Adopted text Title Item Draft Action taken
51/1 Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka 2 A/HRC/51/L.1/Rev.1 Adopted by a recorded vote | 20 to 7, with 20 abstentions, 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/2 World Programme for Human Rights Education 3 A/HRC/51/L.2 Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/3 Νeurotechnology and human rights 3 A/HRC/51/L.3  Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/4 The human rights of older persons 3 A/HRC/51/L.4 Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/5 The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights 3 A/HRC/51/L.7 Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/6 Conscientious objection to military service 3 A/HRC/51/L.8  Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/7 The right to development 3 A/HRC/51/L.9 Adopted by a recorded vote | 29 to 13, with 5 abstentions, 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/8 Arbitrary detention 3 A/HRC/51/L.12 Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
51/9 The safety of journalists 3 A/HRC/51/L.14 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/10 Countering cyberbullying 3 A/HRC/51/L.17 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/11 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order 3 A/HRC/51/L.20 Adopted by a recorded vote | 29 to 14, with 4 abstentions, 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/12 Local government and human rights 3 A/HRC/51/L.21 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/13 Mandate of the Working Group on 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/51/L.22 Adopted by a recorded vote | 28 to 15, with 4 abstentions, 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/14 The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights: rule of law and accountability 3 A/HRC/51/L.29 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022 
51/15 Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences 3 A/HRC/51/L.30 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/16 Human rights and Indigenous Peoples: mandate of Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples 3 A/HRC/51/L.31 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/17 Youth and human rights 3 A/HRC/51/L.32/Rev.1 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/18 Human rights and Indigenous Peoples 3 A/HRC/51/L.39 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/19 The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation 3  A/HRC/51/L.40 Adopted without a vote | 41st meeting, 6 October 2022
51/20 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan 2  A/HRC/51/L.27 Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote | 29 to 3, with 15 abstentions, 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/21 The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 3  A/HRC/51/L.5 Adopted without a vote | 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/22 Human rights implications of new and emerging technologies in the military domain 3  A/HRC/51/L.25 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/23 Human rights and transitional justice 3  A/HRC/51/L.33 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/24 Terrorism and human rights 3  A/HRC/51/L.42 Adopted without a vote | 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/25 Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation 4  A/HRC/51/L.13 Adopted by a recorded vote | 17 to 6, with 24 abstentions, 42nd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/26 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic 4  A/HRC/51/L.18 Adopted by a recorded vote | 25 to 6, with 16 abstentions, 43rd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/27 Situation of human rights in Ethiopia 4 A/HRC/51/L.19 Adopted by a recorded vote | 21 to 19, with 7 abstentions, 43rd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/28 Situation of human rights in Burundi 4 A/HRC/51/L.23 Adopted by a recorded vote | 22 to 12, with 13 abstentions, 43rd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/29 Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 4 A/HRC/51/L.41 Adopted by a recorded vote | 19 to 5, with 23 abstentions, 43rd meeting, 7 October 2022
51/30 Strengthening the voluntary funds for the universal periodic review mechanism of the Human Rights Council 6 A/HRC/51/L.10/Rev.1 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/31 National human rights institutions 8 A/HRC/51/L.16/Rev.1 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/32 From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 9  A/HRC/51/L.28/Rev.1 Adopted by a recorded vote | 32 to 9, with 6 abstentions, 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/33 Promoting international cooperation to support national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up 10 A/HRC/51/L.11 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/34 Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights 10 A/HRC/51/L.15/Rev.1 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/35 Technical assistance and capacity building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands 10 A/HRC/51/L.24/Rev.1 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/36 Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo 10 A/HRC/51/L.34 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/37 Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République centrafricaine 10 A/HRC/51/L.35/Rev.1 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/38 Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights 10 A/HRC/51/L.36 Adopted without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022
51/39 Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights 10 A/HRC/51/L.38 Adopted as orally revised without a vote | 44th meeting, 7 October 2022

Decisions

Adopted text Title Item Draft Action taken
51/101 Appropriate support for the Human Rights Council 1  A/HRC/51/L.37  Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022
N/A Debate on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China 2  A/HRC/51/L.6 Rejected by a recorded vote | 17 to 19, with 11 abstentions, 40th meeting, 6 October 2022

President's statement

Adopted text Title Item Draft Action taken
PRST 51/1 Reports of the Advisory Committee 1 A/HRC/51/L.26 Adopted without a vote | 40th meeting, 6 October 2022

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