A/HRC/10/31 page 19 alongside peace and security and development, and to provide the United Nations human rights machinery with additional resources and support should be renewed. The need for increased support for the promotion and protection of human rights has been heightened by the current food, energy and financial crises as well as the challenges of continuing conflicts and climate change. Human rights principles, such as accountability, non-discrimination, participation and empowerment, as well as the respect for international human rights standards and the rule of law, are an efficient way to address these challenges and to deliver on the promises made 60 years ago by the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. -----