RES/18/16 Technical assistance for the Sudan in the field of human rights

GE.A/HRC/18/40 and Add.1. 1-16696

Human Rights Council Eighteenth session

Agenda item 10

Technical assistance and capacity-building

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*

18/16 Technical assistance for the Sudan in the field of human rights

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant instruments,

Reaffirming the obligation of States to promote and protect human rights and

fundamental freedoms,

Emphasizing that States have primary responsibility for the promotion and

protection of all human rights,

Recognizing the developments taking place in the Sudan, and the efforts of the

Government of the Sudan in the promotion and protection of human rights,

1. Takes note of the report of the independent expert on the situation of human

rights in the Sudan and the addendum thereto, submitted to the Human Rights Council at its

eighteenth session;1

2. Commends the cooperation extended by the Government of the Sudan to the

independent expert and to the United Nations and African Union missions in the Sudan in

the field of human rights and international humanitarian law;

3. Also commends the efforts made by the Government of the Sudan in

completing the implementation process of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and

appreciates the genuine role played by the Government in holding the historic referendum

on self-determination for South Sudan as scheduled from 9 to 15 January 2011, and urges

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of

the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.

all parties to continue their efforts to implement the remaining obligations stipulated in the

Agreement;

4. Expresses its appreciation to the Government of the Sudan for its immediate

recognition of the State of South Sudan;

5. Welcomes the signing of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, and urges

non-signatory groups to join it without delay;

6. Also welcomes the continued work of the Sudanese Advisory Council for

Human Rights aimed at the promotion and protection of human rights in the country;

7. Welcomes the submission by the Government of the Sudan of its first report

under the universal periodic review mechanism,A/HRC/WG.6/11/SDN/1. the adoption of its outcome,A/HRC/18/6. and the

commitment made by the Government to implement accepted recommendations, and notes

that a number of those recommendations call for the provision of support and technical

assistance to the Government;

8. Notes with concern the humanitarian situation in the provinces of South

Kordofan and Blue Nile, and calls upon all parties to make every effort to immediately end

violence and halt clashes, to facilitate access for humanitarian assistance and to take action to strengthen the respect of the rule of law in the two provinces, and to respect all human

rights and fundamental freedoms;

9. Requests Member States, relevant United Nations agencies and stakeholders

to support the national efforts of the Government of the Sudan with a view to further

improving the human rights situation in the country, and to respond to its requests for

technical assistance;

10. Urges the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human

Rights to provide the Sudan with the necessary technical support and training;

11. Decides to renew for a period of one year the mandate of the independent

expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan under agenda item 10, requests the

independent expert to engage with the Government of the Sudan with a view to identifying

areas of assistance that will aid the Sudan to fulfil its human rights obligations, and to

submit a report to the Human Rights Council for consideration at its twenty-first session,

and requests the Secretary-General to provide the independent expert with all the assistance

necessary for him to discharge his mandate fully;

12. Decides to consider this issue in accordance with its programme of work

under agenda item 10.

36th meeting

29 September 2011

[Adopted without a vote.]