A/RES/70/171 GA

United Nations A/RES/70/171 General Assembly Distr.: General 17 February 2016 Seventieth session Agenda item 72 (b) 15-16925 (E) *1516925* Please recycle Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/70/489/Add.2)] 70/171. United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region The General Assembly, Guided by the fundamental and universal principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action of 1993, 2 which reiterated the need to consider the possibility of establishing regional and subregional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights where they do not already exist, Recalling also its resolutions 32/127 of 16 December 1977 and 51/102 of 12 December 1996 and all its subsequent resolutions concerning regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, Recalling further its resolutions 60/153 of 16 December 2005, 67/162 of 20 December 2012, 68/241 of 27 December 2013 and 69/171 of 18 December 2014 on the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/51 of 9 March 19933 and all its subsequent resolutions concerning regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, Reaffirming that regional cooperation plays a fundamental role in promoting and protecting human rights and should reinforce universal human rights, as contained in international human rights instruments, and their protection, Noting that the developments in the Middle East and North Africa have continued to generate growing demand for the services of the Centre, and recognizing that the report of the Secretary-General4 indicates that regular budget resources have _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 3 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1993, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1993/23 and Corr.2, 4 and 5), chap. II, sect. A. 4 A/70/414. A/RES/70/171 United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region 2/2 been allocated to reinforce the staffing capacity of the Centre, thereby enabling it to better respond to training and documentation demands in a more timely and adequate manner, and to help to fill the gaps in terms of expertise and relevant Arabic-language training materials, Mindful of the vastness and the diversity of the needs in the field of human rights within South-West Asia and the Arab region, and taking into account the need for appropriate and sustainable funding of the Centre to fully realize its significant function and crucial role in the region, 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General;4 2. Notes with appreciation the successful assistance that the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region has provided through human rights capacity-building activities, technical assistance programmes and training programmes on combating human trafficking, human rights and media, human rights and diplomacy, human rights education and police training on human rights, as well as support to national human rights institutions and regional consultations on the topics of United Nations human rights mechanisms; 3. Underlines the Centre’s role as a source for regional expertise and the need to meet an increasing number of requests for training and documentation, including in the Arabic language; 4. Notes that the increasing demand that has been placed on the Centre by Member States and other stakeholders reveals a growing recognition of its role and impact on strengthening human rights capacities in the region; 5. Encourages the continued engagement of the Centre to work with other United Nations regional offices to strengthen its work and to avoid duplication; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session a report, in accordance with existing rules and procedures, on the implementation of the present resolution. 80th plenary meeting 17 December 2015

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