A/HRC/RES/25/16
United Nations conferences and summits, including the Millennium Summit, the World
Conference on Human Rights, the World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, the World Conference on Sustainable
Development and the International Conference on Financing for Development, in particular
those relating to the question of the external debt problem of developing countries, in
particular of heavily indebted poor countries, least developed countries and countries with
economies in transition;
6.
Reiterates its request to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to pay more attention to the problem of the debt burden of developing countries, in
particular of least developed countries, and especially the social impact of the measures
arising from foreign debt;
7.
Welcomes the work and contributions of the Independent Expert on the
effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the
full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, and
takes note with appreciation of his latest report submitted to the Human Rights Council;1
8.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on the effects of
foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full
enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, for a period
of three years, and requests the Independent Expert to pay particular attention to:
(a)
The effects of foreign debt and the policies adopted to address them on the
full enjoyment of all human rights, in particular, economic, social and cultural rights in
developing countries;
(b)
The impact of foreign debt and other related international financial
obligations on the capacity of States to design and implement their policies and
programmes, including national budgets that respond to vital requirements for the
promotion of the realization of social rights;
(c)
Measures taken by Governments, the private sector and international
financial institutions to alleviate such effects in developing countries, especially the poorest
and heavily indebted countries;
(d)
New developments, actions and initiatives being taken by international
financial institutions, other United Nations bodies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations with respect to economic reform policies and human rights;
(e)
Quantification of minimum standards to support the realization of the
Millennium Development Goals;
(f)
Enhancement of consultations with all relevant stakeholders in the fulfilment
of the mandate;
9.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Independent
Expert in the discharge of his or her mandate, to provide him or her with all the necessary
information requested by him or her, and to give serious consideration to responding
favourably to his or her requests to visit their countries in order to enable him or her to
fulfil his or her duties effectively;
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A/HRC/25/50 and Add.1−3.
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