A/HRC/RES/27/20 promotion and protection of human rights are an integral part of effective work towards the Millennium Development Goals, Welcoming proposed goals aimed at the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable, inclusive and equitable development in the outcome document of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, with due consideration given to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights, in accordance with States’ obligations under international human rights law, and emphasizing that these proposed goals and considerations should be taken into account in the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda, 1. Reaffirms that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights, and emphasizes the need to promote a cooperative and constructive approach to international cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights and to enhance the role of the Human Rights Council in promoting advisory services, technical assistance and capacity-building, particularly through the discussions held under agenda item 10; 2. Reaffirms also that each country must take primary responsibility for its own development and that the role of national policies and strategies cannot be overemphasized in the achievement of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and recognizes that increased, effective national efforts should be complemented by concrete, effective and supportive international programmes, measures and policies, including technical cooperation, aimed at expanding development opportunities and the building institutional and technical capacities of developing countries, while taking into account national conditions and ensuring respect for national ownership strategies and sovereignty, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 67/224 of 21 December 2012 on the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017); 3. Encourages that the following elements be taken into account, as appropriate, in devising the aforementioned national policies and strategies, with due consideration given to the national context: (a) To ensure that such policies and strategies are in line with the State’s obligations under international human rights law and are carried out in a nondiscriminatory, participatory, transparent and accountable manner; (b) To respond to the needs, and to promote the empowerment and realization of the rights, of the poorest and disadvantaged, and people in vulnerable situations, and to take into account the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, adopted by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 21/11 on 27 September 2012; (c) To actively engage with and promote free, informed and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders, especially in decision-making on public policies that affect their lives; (d) To ensure transparency and accountability by providing accessible and adequate information, including information on the rights of all relevant stakeholders; 4. Affirms that technical cooperation should be an inclusive exercise that engages and involves all national stakeholders, including government agencies and civil society, at all stages; 5. Welcomes the panel discussion held under agenda item 10 of the Human Rights Council at its twenty-sixth session on the theme “Technical cooperation and capacity-building in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through legal and institutional frameworks, including public-private partnerships”, which underscored the need to ensure that persons with disabilities could participate in and benefit from society on 2