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international order, and the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms,
Noting the commitment declared by a number of United Nations specialized agencies,
funds and programmes and other international organizations to make the right to development
a reality for all, and in this regard urging all relevant bodies of the United Nations system and
other international organizations to mainstream the right to development into their objectives,
policies, programmes and operational activities, and into development and developmentrelated processes, including the follow-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the
Least Developed Countries,
Stressing the primary responsibility of States for the creation of national and
international conditions favourable to the realization of the right to development,
Recognizing that Member States should cooperate with each other in ensuring
development and eliminating lasting obstacles to development, that the international
community should promote effective international cooperation, in particular global
partnerships for development, for the realization of the right to development and the
elimination of obstacles to development, and that lasting progress towards the
implementation of the right to development requires effective development policies at the
national level, equitable economic relations and a favourable economic environment at the
international level,
Urging all Member States to engage constructively in discussions for the full
implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development with a view to overcoming
the existing political impasse within the Working Group on the Right to Development,
Reaffirming that the celebration of the anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to
Development presents a unique opportunity for the international community to demonstrate
and reiterate its unequivocal commitment to the right to development, recognizing the high
profile it deserves, and redoubling its efforts to implement this right,
Stressing that, in General Assembly resolution 48/141 of 20 December 1993, the
Assembly decided that the responsibility of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights shall be, among others, to promote and protect the realization of the right to
development, and to enhance support from relevant bodies of the United Nations system for
that purpose,
Recognizing the need for independent perspectives and expert advice to strengthen the
work of the Working Group on the Right to Development and to support the efforts of
Member States to realize fully the right to development, including in the context of the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals,
Welcoming the discussions held by the Working Group on the Right to Development
at its twentieth session on how a legally binding instrument would contribute to making the
right to development a reality for all, by creating conducive national and international
conditions for its realization and by halting all measures that may have a negative impact on
the right to development, in accordance with the Charter, the Declaration on the Right to
Development and other relevant international instruments and documents,
Reaffirming Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge the duties of
the mandate in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Reaffirms its commitment to effectively integrate the right to development into
its work and that of its mechanism in a systematic and transparent manner;
2.
Welcomes the consolidated report of the Secretary-General and the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to development; 4
3.
Requests the High Commissioner to continue to submit to the Human Rights
Council an annual report on the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner, including
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A/HRC/42/29.
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