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Document Type: Draft Decision

Date: 2006 Oct

Session: 2nd Regular Session (2006 Sep)

Agenda Item: Item2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

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A/HRC/2/L.47 4 October 2006

Original: ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Second session Agenda item 2

IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL”

Finland (on behalf of the European Union) and Switzerland: draft decision

2006/… Cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Nepal

The Human Rights Council decides to adopt the following text:

“The Human Rights Council takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/2006/107) and her oral update of 18 September 2006, as well as the activities of her Office to address human rights violations in Nepal. The Council welcomes the significant improvements of the human rights situation in Nepal with the success of the democratic movement and the restoration of the democratic institutions. The Council underlines the need to address the considerable challenges ahead, such as the consolidation of the rule of law and the strengthening of the protection due to the victims of human rights violations. The Council calls upon all stakeholders to ensure full respect for human rights in line with the recommendations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and by remaining committed to the peace process. The Council also welcomes the

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ongoing cooperation between the Government of Nepal and the Office of the High Commissioner, the readiness of the Government of Nepal to extend the mandate of the Office in Nepal, as well as its cooperation with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Council encourages continued cooperation in this regard by the Government of Nepal as well as by all stakeholders in order to address the situation of human rights in Nepal. The Council requests the High Commissioner to submit a report on the human rights situation in Nepal and the activities of her Office, including technical cooperation, to the Council at its fourth session.”

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