Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Encourages the States parties to the UN human rights instruments to consider and 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; recommends, when considering the possible establishment of a quota by region for the election of the membership of each treaty body; 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 High Commissioner to submit concrete recommendations on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its 64th session.

Adopted 128-55-2, 70th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.