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83.
The following is a non-exhaustive sampling of a number of concepts from the
outcome document which are directly linked to the notion of international solidarity for the
realization of sustainable development, with the corresponding paragraph numbers
indicated: the full and effective participation of all countries in global decision-making;
supporting developing countries in their efforts at poverty eradication and promoting
empowerment of the poor and people in vulnerable situations; the importance of gender
equality and the empowerment of women for sustainable development and our common
future; holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable development to guide humanity to
live in harmony with nature; the active participation of major groups and other stakeholders
as appropriate in processes contributing to the decision-making processes of sustainable
development policies; the need to promote intergenerational dialogue and solidarity; the
need to impart new momentum to the cooperative pursuit of sustainable development;
enhance international cooperation in support of disaster risk reduction in developing
countries; protection of the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations
of humankind on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but
differentiated responsibilities; the importance of a set of sustainable development goals that
are consistent with international law, build upon commitments already made, and contribute
to the full implementation of the outcomes of all major summits in the economic, social and
environmental fields, including the present outcome document; the need for enhanced
capacity-building for sustainable development and strengthening technical and scientific
cooperation, including North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation.
VII. Conclusions and recommendations
84.
The Concept Note for the Expert Workshop on Human Rights and
International Solidarity prepared by the Independent Expert sets out the structure of
her work, in three stages. Stage One consists of the work done by her predecessor, in
which international solidarity was affirmed in a variety of ways. In Stage Two,
standards, norms and principles to guide a draft declaration are being developed.
Stage Three will be devoted to writing the draft declaration on the right of peoples
and individuals to international solidarity, which will culminate in its submission to
the Human Rights Council, in 2014.
85.
Beyond serving merely as an index of the activities undertaken by the
Independent Expert over the past twelve months since her appointment by the
Council, this first report maps out how she intends to proceed in the ongoing Stage
Two on her way to Stage Three, towards her destination by 2014.
The present can thus be described as a period of gathering from the vast field of
concepts and practices in international solidarity and human rights which already
exist and which need not be reinvented. The present is also a period of listening to
what is being said, and just as importantly, to what is not being said, by voices
speaking whether in agreement or disagreement.
86.
During the Expert Workshop, participants were asked to suggest what the
Independent Expert should include in her conclusions and recommendations to this
annual report. They offered the following recommendations.
87.
To draft a resolution appealing for States to apply international solidarity in
order to overcome the negative impacts of globalization.
88.
To initiate the task of describing the responsibilities relating to accountability
derived from international solidarity, and of defining the actors at local, national and
transnational levels without necessarily defining entitlements.
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