A/HRC/RES/23/19 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 25 June 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council∗ 23/19. National policies and human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, Recalling all relevant international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Recalling also that States emphasized in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the 2005 World Summit Outcome1 that they bear the responsibility, in conformity with the Charter, to develop and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any kind such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Bearing in mind that States should integrate their obligations under international human rights law into their national legislation in order to ensure that State action at the national level is effectively directed towards the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Noting that State action aimed at the promotion, protection and full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national level is most effective when fully integrated into national policies based on a human rights perspective, ∗ 1 GE.13- 15084 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-third session (A/HRC/23/2), chap. I. General Assembly resolution 60/1.