Word.Picture.8Human Rights Council 
Decision S-4/101.	Situation of human rights in Darfur
	At its 4th meeting, on 13 December 2006, the Human Rights Council decided, without a vote, to adopt the following text:

		“The Human Rights Council,

	“1.	Expresses its concern regarding the seriousness of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Darfur,

	“2.	Welcomes the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement, urges its full implementation, and calls upon parties who have not signed it to do so, and upon all parties to observe the ceasefire,

	“3.	Welcomes the cooperation established by the Government of the Sudan with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan and calls upon the Government to continue and intensify its cooperation with the Human Rights Council, its mechanisms, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,

	“4.	Decides to dispatch a High-Level Mission to assess the human rights situation in Darfur and the needs of the Sudan in this regard, comprising five highly qualified persons, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council following consultation with the members of the Council; as well as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan,

	“5.	Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all administrative, technical and logistical assistance required to enable the High-Level Mission to fulfil its mandate promptly and efficiently, in coordination with the President of the Human Rights Council and also requests the latter to consult as appropriate with the concerned country,

	“6.	Requests the High-Level Mission to report to the Council at its fourth session.”	

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