Effective functioning of the various mechanisms established for supervising, investigating and monitoring the implementation of the treaty obligations entered into by States in regard to human rights and of the existing international standards in this regard.
- Author: UN Commission on Human Rights (50th sess. : 1994 : Geneva)
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10 March 1994
1994/97. Effective functioning of the various mechanisms established for suvervising, investigating and monitoring the implementation of the treaty obligations entered into by States in regard to human rights and the implementation of the existing international standards in this regard
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its resolution 1993/58 of 9 March 1993, Taking note of the report submitted by the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/1994/42) on the various aspects listed in resolution 1993/58, paragraph 2, Taking into account the necessity, as expressed in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (A/CONF.157/23), for a continuing adaptation of the United Nations human rights machinery to current and future needs in the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular, through improved coordination, efficiency and effectiveness of the United Nations human rights organs, Taking into account the need for the appropriate bodies to continue examining and improving the functioning of the various mechanisms established for supervising, investigating and monitoring the implementation of the treaty obligations entered into by States in regard to human rights and the implementation of the existing international standards in this regard,1. Decides that, in the course of the forthcoming rationalization of the Commission's work, the report of the Secretary-General on this question (E/CN.4/1994/42), prepared in accordance with Commission resolution 1993/58 , should be considered;
2. Requests that, when the rationalization of the Commission's work is considered, recommendations should be submitted with a view to improving the functioning, effectiveness, efficiency and coordination of the mechanisms referred to in the present resolution;
3. Also requests that, when the rationalization of the Commission's work is considered, specific recommendations be submitted so that the mechanisms in question can better carry out their work on the basis of the mandates established by the Commission and take due account of the principles of objectivity, impartiality and non-selectivity in discharging those mandates, while at the same time achieving a better rationalization of the work of the United Nations in this sphere and avoiding unnecessary duplication and waste of resources;
4. Decides to consider this question at its fifty-first session under the same agenda item.
68th meeting10 March 1994
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. XI.]
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