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Human Rights CouncilTwenty-sixth session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

GE.14-06137

United Nations A/HRC/26/L.20

General Assemly Dist.! Limited23 "#ne 2014

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7/27/2019 Resolution on Protection of the Family

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Angola,' (ahrain,' (angladesh,' (enin, (osnia and Her)egovina,' (otswana,

(ur*ina +aso, China, Cte d.voire, /gypt,'/l 0alvador,' .ndonesia, $eanon,'

1auritania,' 1orocco, 2amiia,' Philippines, 3atar,' Russian +ederation, 0ierra

$eone, 0ri $an*a,' 0udan,' Tunisia,' 4ganda,' 5imawe6' draft resolution

"#!7 Protection of the family

The Human Rights Council'

Reaffirmingt&e (#(oses and (in)i(%es o* t&e C&ate o* t&e United Nations'

Guided+, t&e Uniesa% De)%aation o* H#man Rig&ts and t&e ienna De)%aation

and ogamme o* A)tion' and e)a%%ing t&e ntenationa% Coenant on Cii% and o%iti)a%

Rig&ts' t&e ntenationa% Coenant on E)onomi)' o)ia% and C#%t#a% Rig&ts' t&e

Conention on t&e Rig&ts o* t&e C&i%d' t&e Conention on t&e E%imination o* A%% oms o*

Dis)imination against omen and ot&e e%eant man ig&ts inst#ments'

RecallingGenea% Assem+%, eso%#tions 44/2 o* De)em+e 155' 47/237 o* 20

e(tem+e 1553' 0/142 o* 21 De)em+e 155' 2/1 o* 12 De)em+e 1557' 4/124 o* 17

De)em+e 1555' 6/113 o* 15 De)em+e 2001' 7/164 o* 1 De)em+e 2002' /1 o* 3

De)em+e 2003' 5/111 o* 6 De)em+e 2004' 5/147 o* 20 De)em+e 2004' 60/133 o* 16

De)em+e 200' 62/125 o* 1 De)em+e 2007' 64/133 o* 1 De)em+e 2005' 66/126 o* 15

De)em+e 2011' 67/142 o* 20 De)em+e 2012 and 6/136 o* 1 De)em+e 2013'

)on)ening t&e (o)%amation o*' (e(aations *o and o+sean)e o* t&e ntenationa% ea

o* t&e ami%, and its tent& and t8entiet& anniesaies'

Recognizingt&at t&e (e(aations *o and o+sean)e o* t&e t8entiet& anniesa, o*

t&e ntenationa% ea o* t&e ami%, (oide a #se*#% o((ot#nit, to da8 *#t&e attention

to t&e o+9e)ties o* t&e ntenationa% ea *o in)easing )oo(eation at a%% %ee%s on *ami%,

iss#es and *o #ndeta:ing )on)eted a)tions to stengt&en *ami%,-)ented (o%i)ies and

(ogammes as (at o* an integated )om(e&ensie a((oa)& to man ig&ts anddee%o(ment'

Reaffirming t&at tates &ae t&e (ima, es(onsi+i%it, to (omote and (ote)t t&e

man ig&ts and *#ndamenta% *eedoms o* a%% man +eings' in)%#ding 8omen' )&i%den

and o%de (esons'

Recognizing t&at t&e *ami%, &as t&e (ima, es(onsi+i%it, *o t&e n#t#ing and

(ote)tion o* )&i%den and t&at )&i%den' *o t&e *#%% and &amonio#s dee%o(ment o* t&ei

(esona%it,' s&o#%d go8 #( in a *ami%, enionment and in an atmos(&ee o* &a((iness'

%oe and #ndestanding'

Convinced t&at t&e *ami%,' as t&e *#ndamenta% go#( o* so)iet, and t&e nat#a%

enionment *o t&e go8t& and 8e%%-+eing o* a%% its mem+es and (ati)#%a%, )&i%den'

s&o#%d +e a**oded t&e ne)essa, (ote)tion and assistan)e so t&at it )an *#%%, ass#me itses(onsi+i%ities 8it&in t&e )omm#nit,'

Reaffirming t&at t&e *ami%, is t&e nat#a% and *#ndamenta% go#( #nit o* so)iet, and

is entit%ed to (ote)tion +, so)iet, and t&e tate'

1. Decidesto )onene' at its t8ent,-seent& session' a (ane% dis)#ssion on t&e

(ote)tion o* t&e *ami%, to addess t&e im(%ementation o* tates; o+%igations #nde e%eant

(oisions o* intenationa% man ig&ts %a8 and to dis)#ss )&a%%enges and +est (a)ti)es in

t&is egad