Documents Considered by the General Assembly in Connection with the Question of the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

A/DEC/63/534View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64 Promotion and protection of human rights, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2009–2019

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/73/525

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	A/DEC/73/525	Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of the promotion and protection of human rights	—	—
2017	A/DEC/71/535	Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of the promotion and protection of human rights	—	—
2016	A/DEC/70/533	Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of the promotion and protection of human rights	—	—
2015	A/DEC/69/536	Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of the promotion and protection of human rights	—	—
2014	A/DEC/68/536	Documents considered by the General Assembly in connection with the question of the promotion and protection of human rights	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Documents Human Rights Human Rights Advancement

What’s in this document?

21 paragraphs

At its 70th plenary meeting, on 18 December 2008, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Third Committee,72 took note of the following documents submitted under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”:

_______________ 67 A/63/447. 68 A/63/426, para. 19. 69 A/63/203. 70 A/63/427, para. 11. 71 A/63/166. 72 A/63/430, para. 5.

Under sub-item (a):

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies on their twentieth meeting.73

Under sub-item (b):

(a) Report of the Secretary-General on globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights;74 (b)

Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of migrants;75 (c)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism;76 (d)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;77 (e)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of his Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises;78 (f)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers;79 (g)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the interim report of the independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty;80 (h)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context;81 (i)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of his Representative on the human rights of internally displaced persons;82 (j)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders;83 (k)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights;84 (l)

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;85

_______________ 73 A/63/280. 74 A/63/259. 75 A/63/287. 76 A/63/223. 77 A/63/263. 78 A/63/270. 79 A/63/271. 80 A/63/274. 81 A/63/275. 82 A/63/286. 83 A/63/288. 84 A/63/289. 85 A/63/290.

(m) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education;86

(n) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions;87

(o) Note by the Secretary-General on the work of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee relating to the right to development.88

Under sub-item (c):

Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.89

Under sub-item (d):

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.90