Report of the Human Rights Council on its 36th session Advance Unedited Version

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

1103. At the 42nd meeting, on 29 September 2017, the representative of Paraguay introduced draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.30, sponsored by Brazil and Paraguay and co-sponsored by Australia, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, the United States of America and Uruguay. Subsequently, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Switzerland joined the sponsors.

1104. At the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (resolution 36/29).

Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1105. At the 42nd meeting, on 29 September 2017, the representatives of Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of African States) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.34/Rev.1, sponsored by Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of African States). Subsequently, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey joined the sponsors.

1106. At the same meeting, the representative of Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of African States) orally revised the draft resolution.

1107. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo made a statement as the State concerned.

1108. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution.

1109. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote in relation to the draft resolution as orally revised.

1110. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution as orally revised. The voting was as follows:

In favour:

Albania, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Against:

United States of America

Abstaining:

Republic of Korea

1111. Draft resolution A/HRC/36/ L.34/Rev.1 was adopted by 45 votes to 1, with 1 abstention (resolution 36/30).

Human rights, technical assistance and capacity-building in Yemen

1112. At the 42nd meeting, on 29 September 2017, the representative of Egypt (on behalf of the Group of Arab States) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.8, sponsored by Egypt (on behalf of the Group of Arab States). Subsequently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland joined the sponsors.

1113. At the same meeting, the representative of Egypt orally revised the draft resolution.

1114. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America made general comments in relation to the draft resolution as orally revised.

1115. At the same meeting, the representative of Yemen made a statement as the State concerned.

1116. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. The Chief of the Programme Support and Management Services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement in relation to the budgetary implications of the draft resolution.

1117. At the same meeting, the draft resolution as orally revised was adopted without a vote (resolution 36/31).

Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia

1118. At the 42nd meeting, on 29 September 2017, the representative of Japan introduced draft resolution A/HRC/36/L.21, sponsored by Japan.

1119. At the same meeting, the representative of Japan orally revised the draft resolution.

1120. Also at the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America introduced an oral amendment to the draft resolution as orally revised.

1121. At the same meeting, the representatives of Japan and Latvia (on behalf of the member States of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) made general comments in relation to the draft resolution as orally revised and the proposed oral amendment.

1122. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Cambodia made a statement as the State concerned.

1123. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. The Chief of the Programme Support and Management Services of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a statement in relation to the budgetary implications of the draft resolution.

1124. At the same meeting, the Council took action on the oral amendment.

1125. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Latvia (on behalf of the member States of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) and Switzerland made statements in explanation of vote before the vote in relation to the oral amendment.

1126. At the same meeting, at the request of the representative of Japan, a recorded vote was taken on the oral amendment. The voting was as follows:

In favour:

Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America

Against:

Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, China, Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Abstaining:

Botswana, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Iraq, Nigeria, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates,

1127. Oral amendment was rejected by 12 votes to 20, with 15 abstentions.

1128. At the same meeting, the representative of the United States of America made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote in relation to the draft resolution as orally revised.

1129. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted as orally revised without a vote (resolution 36/32).

1130. At the same meeting, the representative of Latvia (on behalf of the member States of the European Union that are members of the Human Rights Council) made a statement in explanation of vote after the vote and general comments in relation to all draft proposals adopted under agenda item a general comment under agenda item 10.

Annex I

Attendance

Members



Albania

Bangladesh

Belgium

Bolivia

(Plurinational

State of)

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Congo

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

China

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Ethiopia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iraq

Japan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Mongolia

Netherlands

Nigeria

Panama

Paraguay

Philippines

Portugal

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Slovenia

South Africa

Switzerland

Togo

Tunisia

United Arab

Emirates

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

United States of

America

Venezuela

(Bolivarian

Republic of)

States Members of the United Nations represented by observers

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cabo Verde
Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Czechia

Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of

the Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Iceland

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Lao People’s Democratic

Republic

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Poland

Republic of Moldova

Romania

Russian Federation

Saint Vincent and

the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

the former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia

Timor-Leste

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Republic of Tanzania

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Non-Member States represented by observers

Holy See
State of Palestine

United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations

United Nations Children’s Fund

United Nations Development Programme
International Fund for Agricultural Development

United Nations Population Fund

Specialized agencies and related organizations

International Organization for Migration

Intergovernmental organizations

African Union

Commonwealth Secretariat

Cooperation Council for Arab States of the

Gulf

European Union
International Development Law Organization

International Organization of la Francophonie

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Other entities

International Committee of the Red Cross

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

National human rights institutions, international coordinating committees and regional groups of national institutions

Arab Network for National Human Rights

Institutions

Burundi Independent National Human Rights

Commission

CNIDH

Commission nationale des droits de l’homme

de Mauritanie

Commission on Human Rights of the

Philippines

Conseil national des droits de l’Homme

Conseil national des Droits de l’Homme du

Maroc

Danish Institute for Human Rights

Defensoria del Pueblo de Ecuador

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Finnish Human Rights Centre/NHRI

National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria

National Human Rights Commission, India

National Human Rights Committee Qatar

National Human Rights Council

National Human Rights Council of the Kingdom of

Morocco

Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights

Portugal: Provedor de Justiça

Qatar National Human Right Committee

Indonesian National Commission on

Human Rights (Komnas HAM)

Non-governmental organizations

"Coup de Pousse" Chaîne de l’Espoir

Nord-Sud ( C.D.P-C.E.N.S)

ACT Alliance - Action by Churches

Together

Action Canada for Population and

Development

Action internationale pour la paix et le

développement dans la région des

Grands Lacs

Action pour la protection des droits de

l’homme en Mauritanie

Africa Culture Internationale

African Development Association

African Regional Agricultural Credit Association

African-American Society for

Humanitarian Aid and Development

Agence Internationale pour le

Developpement

Al Baraem Association for Charitable

Work

Al Zubair Charitable Foundation

Al-Hakim Foundation

Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man

Al-khoei Foundation

Alliance Defending Freedom

Alliance Globale contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminines

Alsalam Foundation

American Association of Jurists

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc

Amnesty International

Amuta for NGO Responsibility

Arab Organization for Human Rights

Article 19 - International Centre Against

Censorship, The

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and

Development

Asian Forum for Human Rights and

Development

Asian Legal Resource Centre

Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum

Asociacion Cubana de las Naciones

Unidas (Cuban United Nations

Association)

Aspafrique-Jics

Association "Paix" pour la lutte contre la

Contrainte et l’injustice

Association apprentissage sans frontieres

Association Bharathi Centre Culturel

Franco-Tamoul

Association Democratique des Femmes du

Maroc

Association des étudiants tamouls de France

Association du Développement et de la

Promotion de Droits de l’Homme

Association Dunenyo

Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism

Association for Progressive

Communications (APC)

Association for the Protection of Women and

Children’s Rights (APWCR)

Association Internationale pour l’égalité des femmes

Association mauritanienne pour la promotion des droits

de l’homme

Association Mauritanienne pour la

promotion du droit

Association of World Citizens

Association pour les Victimes Du Monde

Association pour l’Intégration et le

Développement Durable au Burundi

Association Thendral

Association tunisienne de la santé de la

reproduction

Auspice Stella

BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian

Residency and Refugee Rights

Beijing NGO Association for International

Exchanges

Business and Professional Women

Voluntary Organization - Sudan

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

Cameroon Youths and Students Forum for

Peace

Canners International Permanent

Committee

Center for Environmental and

Management Studies

Center for Organisation Research and

Education

Center for Reproductive Rights, Inc., The

Centre catholique international de Genève

(CCIG)

Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et

d’Information des Peuples Autochtones

(doCip)

Centre Europe - Tiers Monde - Europe-

Third World Centre

Centre for Human Rights and Peace

Advocacy

Centre pour les Droits Civils et Politiques Centre CCPR

Chant du Guépard dans le Désert

Charitable Institute for Protecting Social

Victims, The

Child Development Foundation

Child Rights Connect

China Society for Human Rights Studies

(CSHRS)

Chinese Association for International

Understanding

Christian Solidarity Worldwide

CIRID (Centre Independent de Recherches

et d’Iniatives pour le Dialogue)

CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen

Participation

Colombian Commission of Jurists

Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y

Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, Asociación Civil

Comité International pour le Respect et l’Application

de la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et

des Peuples (CIRAC)

Commission africaine des promoteurs de la santé et

des droits de l’homme

Commission of the Churches on International Affairs

of the World Council of Churches

Commission to Study the Organization of Peace

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Conectas Direitos Humanos

Conseil de jeunesse pluriculturelle (COJEP)

Conseil International pour le soutien à des procès

équitables et aux Droits de l’Homme

Conselho Indigenista Missionário CIMI

Consortium for Street Children, The

Cultural Survival

Disability Organisations Joint Front

Dominicans for Justice and Peace - Order of Preachers

Earthjustice

East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders

Project

Eastern Sudan Women Development Organization

Ecumenical Alliance for Human Rights and Development (EAHRD)

Edmund Rice International Limited

Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

Elizka Relief Foundation

Ensemble contre la Peine de Mort

Espace Afrique International

European Law Students’ Association, The (ELSA)

European Solidarity Towards Equal Participation of

People

European Union of Jewish Students

European Union of Public Relations

Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot

Integratie Van Homoseksualiteit - COC Nederland

Femmes Solidaires

FIAN International e.V.

Foundation for GAIA

France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand

Franciscans International

Friends World Committee for Consultation

Fundación Latinoamericana por los Derechos Humanos y el Desarrollo Social

Fundacion Vida - Grupo Ecologico Verde

Geneva Institute for Human Rights (GIHR)

Genève pour les droits de l’homme : formation

internationale

Global Action on Aging

Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health

Global Migration Policy Associates (GMPA)

Hawa Society for Women

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

Himalayan Research and Cultural

Foundation

Human Rights House Foundation

Human Rights Information and Training

Center

Human Rights Now

Human Rights Watch

Humanist Institute for Co-operation with

Developing Countries

Indian Council of Education

Indian Council of South America (CISA)

Institute for Planetary Synthesis

International Association for Democracy

in Africa

International Association for Religious

Freedom

International Association of Democratic

Lawyers (IADL)

International Bridges to Justice

International Buddhist Relief Organisation

International Career Support Association

International Catholic Child Bureau

International Catholic Migration

Commission

International Commission of Jurists

International Educational Development,

Inc.

International Federation for Human Rights

Leagues

International Federation for the Protection

of the Rights of Ethnic, Religious, Linguistic & Other Minorities

International Federation of ACAT (Action

by Christians for the Abolition of

Torture)

International Fellowship of Reconciliation

International Human Rights Association of

American Minorities (IHRAAM)

International Institute for Non-aligned

Studies

International Lesbian and Gay Association

International Movement Against All

Forms of Discrimination and Racism

(IMADR)

International Movement for Fraternal

Union among Races and Peoples

International Muslim Women’s Union

International Organization for the

Elimination of All Forms of Racial

Discrimination

International Organization for the Right to

Education and Freedom of Education

(OIDEL)

International Peace and Development

Organization

International Service for Human Rights

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

International Youth and Student Movement for the

United Nations

International-Lawyers.Org

Iranian Elite Research Center

Iraqi Development Organization

iuventum e.V.

Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights

(JKCHR)

Jssor Youth Organization

Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture

Kiyana Karaj Group

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada

Le Pont

Liberal International (World Liberal Union)

Liberation

L’observatoire mauritanien des droits de l’homme et

de la démocratie

Lutheran World Federation

Maarij Foundation for Peace and Development

Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights

Association

Mbororo Social and Cultural Development

Association

Meezaan Center for Human Rights

National Union of Jurists of Cuba, The

Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and

Transparty

Norwegian Refugee Council

Oidhaco, Bureau International des Droits Humains –

Action Colombie

Organisation Internationale pour le Développement

Intégral de la Femme

Organisation internationale pour les pays les moins

avancés (OIPMA)

Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains

Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et

de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique

Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence

Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization

(PRWSWO)

Palestinian Center for Development and Media

Freedoms "MADA"

Pan African Union for Science and Technology

Pasumai Thaayagam Foundation

Plan International, Inc.

Prahar

Prajachaitanya Yuvajana Sangam

Prevention Association of Social Harms

(PASH)

Rainforest Foundation International

Redress Trust

Rencontre Africaine pour la defense des

droits de l’homme

Réseau International des Droits Humains

(RIDH)

Réseau Unité pour le Développement de

Mauritanie

Russian Peace Foundation

Sanad Charity Foundation

Save the Children International

Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft der

Jugendverbände

Servas International

Society for Development and Community

Empowerment

Society for Threatened Peoples

Society Studies Centre (MADA ssc)

Solidarité pour un Monde Meilleur

Solidarité Suisse-Guinée

Stichting Forest Peoples Programme

Stichting International Center for

Ethnobotanical Education, Research &

Service

Sudan Council of Voluntary Agencies

(SCOVA)

Sudanese Women General Union

Sudanese Women Parliamentarians

Caucus

Swedish NGO Foundation for Human

Rights

Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of

Expression

Tamil Uzhagam

Terre Des Hommes Federation

Internationale

The Next Century Foundation

The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd

Tourner La Page

Track Impunity Always - TRIAL /

Association suisse contre l’impunite

Union Internationale des Avocats –

International Union of Lawyers

United Nations Watch

United Schools International

Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik

Victorious Youths Movement

Village Suisse ONG

Villages Unis (United Villages)

Women Research Center

Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and

Counseling

Women’s Federation for World Peace

International

Women’s Human Rights International

Association

Women’s International League for Peace and

Freedom

World Association for the School as an Instrument of

Peace

World Barua Organization (WBO)

World Environment and Resources Council (WERC)

World Evangelical Alliance

World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)

World Jewish Congress

World Muslim Congress

World Organisation Against Torture

World Vision International

World Young Women’s Christian Association