A/HRC/RES/28/8
Rights Council and its Advisory Committee on issues relating to economic, social and
cultural rights and the right to development in his work;
30.
Requests the Independent Expert to report to the General Assembly on the
issue of 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;
31.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Independent Expert with all
necessary assistance, in particular all the staff and resources required to carry out his
functions;
32.
Urges Governments, international organizations, international financial
institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to cooperate fully with
the Independent Expert in the discharge of the mandate;
33.
Requests the Independent Expert to submit a report on the implementation of
the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-first session;
34.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter at its thirty-first session
under the same agenda item.
55th meeting
26 March 2015
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 14, with 1 abstention.* The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana,
Brazil, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana,
India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),
Viet Nam
Against:
Albania, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Montenegro,
Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Korea, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United
States of America
Abstaining:
Mexico]
* Gabon did not cast a vote. The delegation of Gabon subsequently stated that it had intended to vote in
favour of the draft text.
6