Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system to improve the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
176. Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system to improve the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms

The General Assembly, Recalling the responsibility entrusted by the Charter to the United Nations for ensuring universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Noting the growing awareness of the international community of the need to ensure effective promotion and protection of human rights, Also recalling the experience acquired by the United, Nations in pursuing the goal of the promotion and protection of human rights, inter alia, through the use of fact-finding missions, in cases in which mass and flagrant violations of human rights have been recognized,

1. Considers that the question of the establishment of bodies entrusted with fact-finding missions and the extent to which they may enhance the promotion and protection of human rights requires serious consideration;

2. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to discuss this question at its thirty-seventh session under the item entitled "Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission: alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".

96th plenary meeting
15 December 1980