Strengthening Cooperation and Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

A/HRC/RES/42/4View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2019–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/45/2

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/HRC/RES/45/2	Strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in the field of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	2,055	36%Compare
2019	A/HRC/RES/42/4	Strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in the field of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	1,168	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Human Rights Humanitarian Assistance International Cooperation Report Preparation Technical Cooperation Unilateral Coercive Measures Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of)

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11 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,1 and calls upon the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to fully implement the recommendations contained therein;

Also welcomes the commitments made at the end of the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to address concerns with regard to the situation of human rights in the country, and calls upon the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement them fully and to continue to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner;

Further welcomes the permanent presence of the Office of the High Commissioner in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the terms established in the memorandum of understanding signed on 20 September 2019, including unlimited access to all regions and detention centres, and the strengthening of the judicial system and of institutional mechanisms for the protection of human rights existing in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;

Calls upon the Venezuelan authorities to cooperate with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council in the fulfilment of their respective mandates, and to extend an invitation to mandate holders, as agreed upon with the Office of the High Commissioner;

Welcomes the efforts of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement the recommendations accepted during the second cycle of the universal periodic review, and encourages the State to continue to collaborate with the mechanism;

Also welcomes the decision of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to gradually authorize humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and other relevant international organizations;

Further welcomes the United Nations humanitarian response plan for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela launched in August 2019, requests Governments to facilitate its implementation, and calls upon the international community, States and United Nations agencies to support this important initiative;

Expresses its concern at the imposition of extraterritorial unilateral coercive measures on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which have exacerbated further the effects of the economic crisis, and thus the humanitarian situation of the Venezuelan people, as stated by the High Commissioner when presenting her report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-first session;

Urges the Venezuelan authorities to take all measures necessary to guarantee the full enjoyment of the rights to food, water and the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including access to essential medicines and health services, without discrimination;

Encourages both the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the opposition to continue to advance down the path of genuine political dialogue to reach a peaceful, democratic and constitutional solution that will allow the full respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;

Requests the High Commissioner to present to the Council, at its forty-third and forty-fifth sessions, as well as before the end of 2019, an oral update on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights at its forty-fourth session, including the outcomes of the investigation on the ground into allegations of possible human rights violations of the human rights to life, liberty and physical and moral integrity in the country, to ensure the accountability of perpetrators and redress for victims.

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