Strengthening the Voluntary Funds for the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism of the Human Rights Council

A/HRC/RES/51/30View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2022–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/62/23

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/62/23	Strengthening the voluntary funds for the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism of the Human Rights Council	548	50%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/30	Strengthening the voluntary funds for the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism of the Human Rights Council	721	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Developing Countries Financial Assistance Human Rights Technical Cooperation Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the basis, principles and objectives of the universal periodic review as set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1;

Welcomes the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Voluntary Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review;

Recognizes that the fifteenth anniversary of the two voluntary funds and the upcoming fourth cycle of the universal periodic review offer an important opportunity to reaffirm and take action in ensuring universal participation of all State Members of the United Nations in the universal periodic review and in providing financial and technical support to developing countries, particularly least developed countries and small island developing States, in the implementation of recommendations emanating from the universal periodic review in consultation with and with consent of the country concerned;

Decides to convene, at its fifty-second session, a high-level panel discussion, fully accessible to persons with disabilities, focusing on the achievements, good practices and lessons learned by the two voluntary funds during the implementation of their mandates over the past 15 years, and reflecting on further optimization of the use of these funds to facilitate the participation of developing States, particularly least developed countries and small island developing States, in the fourth cycle of the universal periodic review, and to support them in the implementation of recommendations emanating from the fourth cycle;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a summary report on the high-level panel discussion on the universal periodic review, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-third session;

Requests the Secretary-General to further strengthen the regular budget-funded dedicated capacity of the Office of the High Commissioner to implement the mandates of the two voluntary funds, including by scaling up the dedicated capacity of the Universal Periodic Review Branch in each regional office during the fourth cycle of the universal periodic review;

Encourages all States to consider contributing to the Voluntary Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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