A/HRC/12/27 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1-9 4 II. INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AS A PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW ................................. 10 - 25 6 Evolution, content, scope and nature of solidarity rights and obligations ................................................................ 10 - 11 6 B. Right and duty, principle and practice ....................................... 12 - 15 7 C. Sources of international law ...................................................... 16 - 18 7 D. Views on solidarity as a principle of international law ............. 19 - 20 9 E. International cooperation: a core component ............................ 21 9 F. Obligations of the State to respect, protect and fulfil, and shared responsibility ........................................................... 22 10 G. Sustainable development and common responsibilities ............ 23 10 H. Global public values .................................................................. 24 - 25 11 INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND ERADICATION OF POVERTY ................................................................................... 26 - 34 11 A. Solidarity as a response to poverty ............................................ 26 - 28 11 B. Questionnaire responses ............................................................ 29 12 C. Globalization, international relations and inter- and intra-generational equity ........................................... 30 - 31 12 Implementation of the right to development, the Millennium Development Goals and a global partnership for development ...................................................... 32 - 34 13 INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION IN NATURAL DISASTERS AND COMBATING DISEASES ........... 35 - 39 14 A. Natural disasters ........................................................................ 35 - 37 14 B. Combating diseases ................................................................... 38 - 39 15 CONCLUDING REMARKS ............................................................ 40 - 42 16 A. III. D. IV. V.