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within these organizations, in accordance with their respective mandates, including for the
advancement of smallholders and agricultural workers in both developing and least
developed countries;
35.
Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur;2
36.
Supports the fulfillment of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, as
established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 6/2 of 27 September 2007;
37.
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights to continue to provide all the human and financial resources necessary
for the continuation of the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur;
38.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in her task by supplying all necessary information requested by the mandate
holder, and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the
Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable her to fulfil her mandate more
effectively;
39.
Invites Governments, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, treaty bodies, civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations,
and the private sector to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of her
mandate through, inter alia, the submission of comments and suggestions on ways and
means of realizing the right to food;
40.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of
the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth session;
41.
Decides to continue consideration of this matter under the same agenda item
at its fortieth session.
53rd meeting
22 March 2018
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 46 to 1, with no abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, China, Côte
d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan,
Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines,
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, United
Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
United States of America]
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