RES/27/4 Local government and human rights

GE.See A/HRC/AC/9/6. 4-17744 (E)

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Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council

27/4

Local government and human rights

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007, 16/21 of 25 March 2011 and 24/2 of

26 September 2013, and its decision 6/102 of 27 September 2007,

Recalling also the mandate of the Human Rights Council, as set forth in General

Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,

Taking note of Advisory Committee action 9/1 of 10 August 2012 on research

proposals,1 which includes a research proposal on local government and human rights,

presented to the Human Rights Council for its consideration and approval, in accordance

with its functions as described in paragraphs 75 to 78 of the annex to Council resolution

5/1,

Taking note with appreciation that the Advisory Committee presented to the Human

Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session a progress report based on research on the role

of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights, including human

rights mainstreaming in local administration and public services;See A/HRC/27/59.

1. Requests the Advisory Committee to continue its research, from within

existing resources, and to submit a final report on the role of local government in the

promotion and protection of human rights to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth

session;

2. Also requests the Advisory Committee, when elaborating the above-

mentioned report, to include therein the main challenges faced by local governments in the

promotion and protection of human rights, and to make recommendations on tackling those

challenges based on best practices in human rights mainstreaming in local administration

and public services;

3. Further requests the Advisory Committee to seek, if necessary, further views

and the input of Member States, relevant international and regional organizations, the

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant special procedures, as

well as national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations, in order to

finalize the above-mentioned research-based report.

39th meeting

25 September 2014

[Adopted without a vote.]