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  United Nations


A/RES/3/217 E 





General Assembly

Distr: General
10 December 1948

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Third session

Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly

217 E (III). Preparation of a Draft Covenant on Human Rights and Draft Measures of Implementation

The General Assembly,

Considering that the plan of work of the Commission on Human Rights provides for an International Bill of Human Rights, to include a Declaration, a Covenant on Human Rights and measures of implementation,

Requests the Economic and Social Council to ask the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give priority in its work to the preparation of a draft Covenant on Human Rights and draft measures of implementation.

183rd plenary meeting
10 December 1948