A/HRC/9/10 page 13 Annex DRAFT QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO STATES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Purpose: To identify the basic parameters of the principle of international solidarity and human rights 1. According to the independent expert, the principle of international solidarity is defined as the union of interests or purposes among countries, and social cohesion between them, based upon the dependence of States and other international actors on each other, in order to preserve the order and very survival of international society, and in order to achieve collective goals, which require international cooperation and joint action. Recalling that the principle of international solidarity is essential in responding to current global challenges, what is your position regarding international solidarity as a principle in human rights law? 2. According to General Assembly resolution 55/2, solidarity is recognized as a fundamental value to be essential to international relations. With regard to the principles of international solidarity and the right to development, and human rights-based approaches, what is your opinion on international solidarity as one of the approaches to eradicate poverty? 3. The independent expert endorses three major areas of focus, namely, international cooperation; global responses to natural disaster, agricultural pests and diseases; and third generation rights. In your opinion, are those main areas sufficiently representative of today’s challenges/issues? 4. Global responses to natural disaster require further elaboration in international law. International solidarity is closely interconnected with humanitarian assistance, including global responses to natural disaster. Having said that, how do you perceive global responses to natural disaster within international solidarity and a human rights-based approach? 5. Recalling the establishment of third generation rights, and recalling solidarity rights as third generation rights, comprising inter alia, the right to economic and social development, the right to participate in and the benefit from the “common heritage of mankind”, the right to peace, the right to a healthy and sustainable environment, the right to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and the right to communication: (a) Do you observe third generation rights in particular solidarity rights as an established, emerging, or lex lata human rights law? (b) In your opinion, is there any particular right that should be established under solidarity rights other than those rights above mentioned? 6. The Millennium Development Goals could be considered as collective goals. How can international cooperation be strengthened in order to achieve them?