A/RES/66/162
Welcoming the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 4 in particular the decision
confirmed therein to double the regular budget of the Office of the High
Commissioner over the subsequent five years,
Welcomes the activities of the Subregional Centre for Human Rights and
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Democracy in Central Africa at Yaoundé;
Notes with satisfaction the support provided for the establishment of the
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Centre by the host country;
Also notes with satisfaction the ongoing activities of the Centre in
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cooperation with the States members of the Economic Community of Central
African States and Rwanda;
Takes note of the strategic thematic priorities of the Centre for the period
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2012–2013, such as elimination of discrimination, focusing on the rights of
indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, migrant workers and their
families, women’s human rights and gender issues; strengthening the rule of law and
combating impunity; promotion of democracy and good governance; promotion and
protection of economic, social and cultural rights; and strengthening national human
rights institutions and cooperation with international and regional human rights
mechanisms;
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Centre;
Notes with satisfaction the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the
Encourages the Centre to strengthen its cooperation and invest in
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relations with subregional organizations and bodies, including the African Union,
the Economic Community of Central African States, the United Nations Regional
Office for Central Africa and the United Nations country teams of the subregion;
Encourages the Regional Representative and Director of the Centre to
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continue to hold regular briefings for the ambassadors of Central African States
based in Geneva and Yaoundé, as well as in countries of the subregion during visits
of the Regional Representative, with the aim of exchanging information on the
activities of the Centre and charting its direction;
Notes the efforts of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High
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Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure the full implementation of the relevant
resolutions of the General Assembly 5 in order to provide sufficient funds and human
resources for the missions of the Centre;
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to continue
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to provide additional funds and human resources within the existing resources of the
Office of the High Commissioner to enable the Centre to respond positively and
effectively to the growing needs in the promotion and protection of human rights
and in developing a culture of democracy and the rule of law in the Central African
subregion;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
sixty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.
89th plenary meeting
19 December 2011
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See resolution 60/1.
Resolutions 61/158, 62/221, 63/177 and 64/165.