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General Assembly Distr.: General 23 October 2012 United Nations A/HRC/14/37 General Assembly Distr.: General 23 October 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Fourteenth session Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Report of the Human Rights Council on its fourteenth session Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Hisham Badr (Egypt) GE.12-17781 (E) 291112 A/HRC/14/37 Contents Chapter Page Part One: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council at its fourteenth session.......... 5 I. Resolutions..................................................................................................................................... 5 14/1. The grave attacks by Israeli forces against the humanitarian boat convoy ................... 5 14/2. Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking in persons .................................................................................................... 6 14/3. Promotion of the right of peoples to peace.................................................................... 10 14/4. The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights.......................................................................................................... 13 14/5. The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights ..................... 18 14/6. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons .......................................................................................................................... 19 14/7. Proclamation of 24 March as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims................ 22 14/8. Regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asia-Pacific region........................................................................................................ 23 14/9. Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and respect for cultural diversity ........................................................................................................... 24 14/10. Enforced or involuntary disappearances ....................................................................... 26 14/11. Freedom of religion or belief: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief ....................................................................................................... 28 14/12. Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: ensuring due diligence in prevention ............................................................................ 30 14/13. Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 4/1 ...................................................... 34 14/14. Technical assistance and cooperation on human rights for Kyrgyzstan........................ 35 14/15. Addressing attacks on schoolchildren in Afghanistan................................................... 37 14/16. From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance ............................................ 38 II. Decisions........................................................................................................................................ 40 14/101. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Qatar.......................................................... 40 14/102. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Nicaragua .................................................. 40 14/103. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Italy ........................................................... 41 14/104. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Kazakhstan................................................ 41 14/105. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Slovenia .................................................... 42 14/106. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ................. 42 2 GE.12-17781 A/HRC/14/37 14/107. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Fiji............................................................. 43 14/108. Outcome of the universal periodic review: San Marino................................................ 43 14/109. Outcome of the universal periodic review: El Salvador................................................ 43 14/110. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Angola....................................................... 44 14/111. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Iran (Islamic Republic of) ......................... 44 14/112. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Madagascar ............................................... 45 14/113. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Iraq............................................................ 45 14/114. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Gambia...................................................... 46 14/115. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Egypt......................................................... 46 14/116. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bosnia and Herzegovina ........................... 47 14/117. Independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan ............................... 47 14/118. Missing persons............................................................................................................. 48 14/119. Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights ....................................................... 48 Part Two: Summary of proceedings ........................................................................................ 1–766 50 I. Organizational and procedural matters ................................................................... 1–52 50 A. Opening and duration of the session............................................................... 1–5 50 B. Attendance...................................................................................................... 6 50 C. Agenda and programme of work of the session ............................................. 7 50 D. Organization of work...................................................................................... 8–23 50 E. Meetings and documentation.......................................................................... 24–30 52 F. Visits............................................................................................................... 31 52 G. Urgent debate on the raid on the flotilla by the Israeli defence forces ........... 32–36 52 H. Selection and appointment of mandate holders .............................................. 37–38 53 I. Election of members of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee..... 39–40 54 J. Adoption of the report of the session and the annual report........................... 41–43 54 K. Consideration of and action on draft proposals .............................................. 44–52 54 II. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General .......... 53–58 56 A. Update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.......... 53–56 56 B. Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General ..................................................................................... 57–58 56 III. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development ................................ 59–189 57 A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures.................................................. 59–113 57 B. Panels ............................................................................................................. 114–144 65 C. General debate on agenda item 3.................................................................... 145–146 69 D. Consideration of and action on draft proposals .............................................. 147–189 70 GE.12-17781 3 A/HRC/14/37 IV. Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention .................................. 190–197 76 A. General debate on agenda item 4.................................................................... 190–194 76 B. Interactive dialogue with special procedures.................................................. 195–197 77 V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms.................................................................... 198–201 78 A. General debate on agenda item 5.................................................................... 198–199 78 B. Consideration of and action on draft proposals .............................................. 200–201 78 VI. Universal periodic review ....................................................................................... 202–710 79 A. Consideration of universal periodic review outcomes.................................... 203–693 79 B. General debate on agenda item 6.................................................................... 694 152 C. Consideration of and action on draft proposals .............................................. 695–710 153 VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories................ 711–717 155 A. Interactive dialogue with
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