Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

XXIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
2437. Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2062 (XX) of 16 December 1965 relating to the consideration of the creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Noting once again Economic and Social Council resolution 1237 (XLII) of 6 June 1967, in which the Council endorsed the recommendation to the General Assembly contained in the draft resolution proposed by the Commission on Human Rights,[1] and Council resolution 1238 (XLII) of 6 June 1967 on the question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery, Recalling also that in its resolution 2333 (XXII) of 18 December 1967 the General Assembly expressed regret that the consideration of this question had not been possible owing to the heavy programme of work and decided to give high priority to the consideration of the question at its twenty-third session, Regretting that, despite that decision, it has not been possible to do so owing to the heavy programme of work at the current session,

1. Again decides to give high priority, in accordance with the aforementioned resolutions and decisions to the consideration of this question at its twenty-fourth session;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session with all the relevant information prepared in conformity with the resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Human Rights on this matter.

1748th plenary meeting,
19 December 1968.

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[1] Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Forty-second Session, Supplement No. 6 (E/4322 and Corr.1), chapter XVII, draft resolution IV.