Mandate of the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order

A/HRC/RES/36/4View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2014–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/45/4

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/HRC/RES/45/4	Mandate of the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order	723	62%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/36/4	Mandate of the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order	738	85%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/27/9	Mandate of the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order	646	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Democracy Equality of States Experts Human Rights International Cooperation Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that everyone is entitled to a democratic and equitable international order;

Also reaffirms that a democratic and equitable international order fosters the full realization of all human rights for all;

Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order,² and welcomes the work conducted by him;

²A/HRC/36/40 and Corr.1.

Requests the Independent Expert to prepare a final report on his studies conducted during the last six years of his mandate, and to share it with the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session;

Decides to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order for a period of three years, in conformity with the terms set forth by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 18/6;

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Independent Expert in the discharge of his or her mandate, and to provide the Independent Expert with all the necessary information requested by the Independent Expert in order to enable him or her to fulfil the duties of the mandate effectively;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate by the Independent Expert;

Invites the Independent Expert to continue to develop close cooperation with academia, think tanks and research institutes, such as South Centre, and with other stakeholders from all regions;

Requests the human rights treaty bodies, the Office of the High Commissioner, the special mechanisms of the Human Rights Council and the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to pay due attention, within their respective mandates, to the present resolution, and to make contributions to its implementation;

Calls upon the Office of the High Commissioner to build upon the issue of the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order;

Requests the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of work;

Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item at its thirty-ninth session.

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