A/HRC/RES/44/2 international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, and that, while the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Reaffirming the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, which requires States to take the necessary steps to prevent, treat and control epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases, and to create the conditions that would assure medical service and medical attention to all in the event of sickness, Recalling that States emphasized in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the 2005 World Summit Outcome 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, disability, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Reaffirming that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter, including full respect for international law, and is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties, the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, and is informed by other instruments, such as the Declaration on the Right to Development, Deeply concerned at the morbidity and mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the negative impact on the enjoyment of all human rights, including physical and mental health and social well-being, the negative impact on the economy and society and the consequent exacerbation of inequalities within and between countries, Recognizing that the poor and the most vulnerable people are the most affected, and that the impact of the pandemic will have repercussions on development gains, hampering progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Recalling the Declaration on the Right to Development, which recognizes that States have the right and the duty to formulate appropriate national development policies that are aimed at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of the benefits resulting therefrom, Reaffirming the fundamental role of the United Nations system in coordinating the global response to control and contain the spread of COVID-19 and in supporting Member States, and in this regard acknowledging the crucial leading role played by the World Health Organization, Emphasizing the importance of human rights in shaping the response to the pandemic, both for the public health emergency and the broader impact on people’s lives and livelihoods, Expressing deep concern at the stigmatization, xenophobia, racism and discrimination, including racial discrimination, surfacing in the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the world, and stressing the need to combat it, Recognizing the importance of international cooperation and effective multilateralism in helping to ensure that all States, in particular developing States, have in place effective national protective measures, and access to and flow of vital medical supplies, medicines and vaccines, in order to minimize negative effects in all affected States and to avoid relapses of the pandemic, Welcoming the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, mainly through technical cooperation, the work of its field offices, its relevant reports to United Nations bodies, the development of in-house expertise, including on human rights indicators, and its publications, studies, training and information activities on related issues, including through new information and communications technology, Recognizing that the 2030 Agenda has been accepted by all States and is applicable to all, taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and 2