27/L.50 Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

GE.14-17316 (E)

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Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session

Agenda item 8

Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration

and Programme of Action

Bahrain,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. Congo, Djibouti,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. Egypt,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. Malaysia,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. Nigeria,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. South Sudan,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. Sudan,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.

Uganda,Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. United Arab Emirates: amendment to draft resolution

A/HRC/27/L.27/Rev.1

27/… Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

Paragraph 1 should read

1. Takes note with appreciation of the work done by United Nations organs,

subsidiary bodies, agencies, programmes and funds, and particularly the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights, to end violence and discrimination based on race,

colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,

birth or other status;