A/HRC/RES/43/7 Acknowledging also the work of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, in particular the International Labour Organization, in supporting the efforts of States to promote inclusive, sustained economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all and the full realization of the right to work, and recognizing the important contributions made by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in relation to the realization of the right to work for women, Reaffirming that all human rights, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights, including the right to development, are universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must be treated in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, Emphasizing that States should undertake to guarantee that the right to work is to be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Emphasizing also that the right to work is not only essential for realizing other human rights but also an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity and social justice, and is important in ensuring the satisfaction of human needs and values that are central to a dignified life, Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, representatives of employers and workers, the private sector, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and international organizations, in particular the agencies of the United Nations system and international financial institutions, Recognizing also that, on the one hand, the development of automation enabled by advanced technologies, including robotics and artificial intelligence, brings the promise of higher productivity, job creation, better services and improved well-being, while on the other, it entails challenges that may have a broader impact on jobs, skills, wages and the nature of work itself that may vary widely across different regions and within countries, Recognizing further that climate change poses an existential threat for some, and has already had an adverse impact on the full and effective enjoyment of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the right to work, Acknowledging that the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond provided a policy framework and practical guidelines for national action and international support to improve the situation of young people, and such recent international initiatives as the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, led by the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Youth Strategy, which considers decent work one of its priorities, 1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the relationship between the realization of the right to work and the enjoyment of all human rights by young people;1 2. Reaffirms, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to the opportunity to gain his or her living by work that he or she freely chooses or accepts, and that States should take appropriate steps to progressively achieve the full realization of that right, including technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques, to achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive employment under conditions safeguarding the fundamental political and economic freedoms of the individual; 3. Also reaffirms, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work that ensure, in particular, remuneration that provides all workers, as a minimum, with fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind, 1 2 A/HRC/40/31.