United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

  • Author: UN General Assembly (39th sess. : 1984-1985)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    14 December 1984
UN General Assembly (39th sess. : 1984-1985), United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, A/RES/39/113, UN General Assembly, 14 December 1984, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1984/en/6010 [accessed 15 January 2025]
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RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture

  The General Assembly, Recalling article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Recalling also the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Recalling further its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims of torture in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Convinced that the struggle to eliminate torture includes the provision of assistance in a humanitarian spirit to the victims and their family members, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture,

1. Expresses its gratitude and appreciation to those Governments, organizations and individuals that have already contributed to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture;

2. Calls upon all Governments, organizations and individuals in a position to do so to respond favourably to requests for initial as well as further contributions to the Fund;

3. Expresses its appreciation to the Board of Trustees of the Fund for the work it has carried out;

4. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the support given to the Board of Trustees;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to make use of all existing possibilities to assist the Board of Trustees of the Fund, inter alia through the preparation, production and dissemination of information materials, in its efforts to make the Fund and its humanitarian work better known and in its appeal for contributions.

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