54th regular session of the Human Rights Council: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements
In this section
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 HRC54 Extranet.
Resolutions
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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| Situation of human rights in Afghanistan |
2 |
A/HRC/54/L.16 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan |
2 |
A/HRC/54/L.18 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (19 to 16, with 12 abstentions), 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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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/54/L.2 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 13, with 2 abstentions), 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Mandate of Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.3 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (31 to 13, with 3 abstentions), 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Ensuring quality education for peace and tolerance for every child |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.4/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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The centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.6/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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World Programme for Human Rights Education |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.7 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.10 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.11 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (38 to 2, with 7 abstentions), 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.13 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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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 |
A/HRC/54/L.15 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Human rights and Indigenous Peoples |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.19 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Human rights of older persons |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.20 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Enforced or involuntary disappearances |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.25 |
Adopted without a vote, 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.26 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (32 to 13, with 2 abstentions), 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |
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Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.17/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 47th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Contribution of the implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes in the promotion and protection of human rights |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.24/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 47th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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The right to development |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.27 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (29 to 13, with 5 abstentions), 47th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Realization of the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.37/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 47th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Situation of human rights in Burundi |
4 |
A/HRC/54/L.1 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (20 to 10, with 17 abstentions), 47th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Right to privacy in the digital age |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.12/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.23 (as orally revised) |
Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation |
4 |
A/HRC/54/L.21 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (18 to 7, with 22 abstentions), 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights |
5 |
A/HRC/54/L.30/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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A world of sports free from racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance |
9 |
A/HRC/54/L.8/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent |
9 |
A/HRC/54/L.14/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance |
9 |
A/HRC/54/L.31 |
Adopted by a recorded vote (33 to 7, with 7 abstentions), 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.9 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.28 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Penitentiary system, security and justice: enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity building to protect human rights in Honduras |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.29 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République centrafricaine [Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Central African Republic] |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.32 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.33 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Establishment of a regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Caribbean Community |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.35/Rev.1 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités dans le domaine des droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo [Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.38 |
Adopted without a vote, 48th meeting, 12 October 2023 |
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Question of the death penalty |
3 |
A/HRC/54/L.34 (as orally revised) |
Adopted as orally revised by a recorded vote (28 to 11, with 7 abstentions), 49th meeting, 13 October 2023 |
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Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia |
10 |
A/HRC/54/L.22 (as orally revised) |
Adopted as orally revised without a vote, 49th meeting, 13 October 2023 |
Decisions
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: France |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 30th meeting, 29 September 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Tonga |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 30th meeting, 29 September 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Botswana |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 30th meeting, 29 September 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Romania |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 31st meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Mali |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 31st meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Montenegro |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 31st meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bahamas |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 32nd meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Burundi |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 32nd meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Luxembourg |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 32nd meeting, 2 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Barbados |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 33rd meeting, 3 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Arab Emirates |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 33rd meeting, 3 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Israel |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 33rd meeting, 3 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Liechtenstein |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 3 October 2023 |
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Outcome of the universal periodic review: Serbia |
6 |
N/A |
Adopted without a vote, 34th meeting, 3 October 2023 |
President's statement
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
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Reports of the Advisory Committee |
1 |
A/HRC/54/L.5 |
Adopted at the 46th meeting, 11 October 2023 |