A/HRC/36/49 that unilateral coercive measures were a major obstacle to the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development; (c) In its resolution 7/23, the Council recognized that human beings were at the centre of concerns for sustainable development and that the right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet the development and environmental needs of present and future generations; (d) In its resolution 8/5, the Council affirmed that a democratic and equitable international order required, inter alia, the realization of the right of every human person and all peoples to development, as a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of fundamental human rights; (e) In its resolution 17/14, the Council recalled the Declaration on the Right to Development, which, inter alia, established that States should take, at the national level, all measures necessary for the realization of the right to development and should ensure, inter alia, equality of opportunity for all in their access to basic resources, such as health services; (f) In its resolution 18/6, the Council recognized that democracy, respect for all human rights, including the right to development, transparent and accountable governance and administration in all sectors of society, and effective participation by civil society were an essential part of the necessary foundations for the realization of social and peoplecentred sustainable development; (g) In its resolution 19/20, the Council recognized that transparent, responsible, accountable, open and participatory government, responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people, was the foundation on which good governance rested, and that such a foundation was one of the indispensable conditions for the full realization of human rights, including the right to development. 23. The right to development is also explicitly noted in the resolutions in which the Human Rights Council endorses the Guiding Principles on Foreign Debt and Human Rights (Council resolution 20/10) and the Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (Council resolution 21/11). The right to development was also referenced in Council resolution 35/8 on the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights. In resolution 35/21 on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights, the Council once again recalled the Declaration on the Right to Development and reaffirmed that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that the international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis. I. Other global, regional and national instruments 24. In the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it is recognized that indigenous peoples have the right to development. In accordance with article 23, indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for exercising their right to development. In particular, indigenous peoples have the right to be actively involved in developing and determining health, housing and other economic and social programmes affecting them and, as far as possible, to administer such programmes through their own institutions. 25. In article 33 of the Charter of the Organization of American States, it is stated that development is a primary responsibility of each country and should constitute an integral and continuous process for the establishment of a more just economic and social order that will make possible and contribute to the fulfilment of the individual. 26. The 53 States parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights are legally bound to ensure the exercise of the right to development, which is included in article 22 of that Charter. The right to development is also recognized in article 10 of the African Youth Charter and article 19 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Further, the African Commission on Human and 7