35/L.45 Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons

GE.17-10196(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session

6–23 June 2017

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

Albania, Australia,* Austria,* Belgium, Bulgaria,* Croatia, Cyprus,* Czechia,*

Denmark,* Estonia,* Finland,* France,* Germany, Greece,* Hungary, Ireland,*

Italy,* Latvia, Lithuania,* Luxembourg,* Malta,* Netherlands, Norway,* Poland,*

Portugal, Romania,* Slovakia,* Slovenia, Spain,* Sweden,* Switzerland, United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America,

Uruguay:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/35/L.21

35/… Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons

After paragraph 1, insert a new paragraph reading

1 bis. Recognizes that, in different cultural, political and social systems, various

forms of the family exist;

* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.