A/HRC/19/2 6. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human rights to provide all assistance necessary to the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of her mandate; 7. Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item. 52nd meeting 22 March 2012 [Adopted without a vote.] 19/5 Question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles relating to economic, social and cultural rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,9 the 2005 World Summit Outcome10 and General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the Assembly established the Human Rights Council, all affirm that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated, interdependent and mutually reinforcing and must be treated in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, and recalling also that the promotion and protection of one category of rights should never exempt States from the promotion and protection of the other rights, Recalling also previous resolutions of the Human Rights Council and of the Commission on Human Rights on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, as well as Council resolution 4/7 of 30 March 2007, Welcoming ongoing efforts, including by the Human Rights Council, towards the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, and encouraging additional efforts to ensure the realization of economic, social and cultural rights and the removal of obstacles thereto at all levels, Mindful of recent significant developments and remaining challenges in the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights at the national, regional and international levels, Recognizing that the early entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, through its ratification by ten States, will be an important tool to help to strengthen the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights worldwide, and noting with interest the fact that thirtynine States have signed the Optional Protocol and eight have ratified it since it was opened for signature on 24 September 2009, 1. Affirms: (a) That the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights recognize that the ideal of free human beings enjoying 9 10 GE.13-14768 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. General Assembly resolution 60/1. 15