Promotion of human rights
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Yearbook of the United Nations 2006 , pp 755-818
- Publication Date: December 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/d582160c-en
- Language: English
In 2006, the General Assembly established a new subsidiary body—the Human Rights Council—as the Organization’s primary mechanism for promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms, in accordance with Member States’ resolve at the 2005 World Summit to reform the UN system’s human rights machinery. The Council, based in Geneva and comprising 47 members, replaced the 53-member Commission on Human Rights, which had shouldered that responsibility since 1946. All Commission mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities were to be assumed by the Council, which would report directly to the Assembly and whose status and operation would be subject to review within five years.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789211562705
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/30d5c389-en
Related Subject(s):
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