DEC/12/118 United Nations declaration on human rights education and training

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UNITED NATIONS

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General Assembly Distr. LIMITED

A/HRC/DEC/12/118 12 October 2009

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 5

HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES AND MECHANISMS

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

12/118. United Nations declaration on human rights education and training

At its 30th meeting, on 1 October 2009, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the following text:

“The Human Rights Council,

Recalling Council resolutions 6/10 of 28 September 2007 and 10/28 of 27 March 2009, in which the Council mandated the Advisory Committee to elaborate a draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training and to submit it to the Council at its thirteenth session,

1. Welcomes the various initiatives aiming at furthering the discussions on the draft United Nations declaration on human rights education and training, in particular the holding of a seminar in Marrakech on 16 and 17 July 2009, which provided the Advisory Committee with substantial elements that will help it in the drafting process of the declaration;

2. Decides to hold a high-level discussion on the draft declaration during its thirteenth session.”

30th meeting 1 October 2009

[Adopted without a vote]

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twelfth session (A/HRC/12/50), chap. I.