Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2004
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SymbolA/RES/59/181
TitleEquitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Encourages the States parties to the UN human rights instruments to adopt concrete actions, inter alia, the possible establishment of quota distribution systems by geographical region for the election of the members of the treaty bodies, thereby ensuring the paramount objective of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of those human rights bodies; requests the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies to consider at their next meeting the content of the present resolution and to submit, through the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, specific recommendations for the achievement of the goal of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies; requests the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit concrete recommendations on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its 60th session; decides to continue its consideration of this question at its 60th session under the sub-item entitled "Implementation of human rights instruments".
Action note2004-12-20
Vote summary
Adopted 128-52-4, 74th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.3/59/L.32
Committee reportA/59/503/Add.1
Meeting record
A/59/PV.74
Agenda information
A/59/251 105a Implementation of human rights instruments. HUMAN RIGHTS--INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Date[New York] : UN, 8 Mar. 2005
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2 p.
Notes
Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.