A/HRC/26/34 Acknowledging that the ongoing globalization of trade and capital contributes to the interconnectedness and interdependence of individuals and States, presenting challenges that demand increased coordination and collective decision-making at the global level, Stressing that international solidarity is a fundamental concept of mutually reinforcing relations among persons, groups and nations, an essential binding element that underpins global partnerships, a key approach to poverty eradication, and an indispensable component of the efforts to realize all human rights, including the right to development, as well as the Millennium Development Goals, Recognizing that the worldwide response to HIV/AIDS led by States joining together is one example of how international solidarity can overcome global challenges such as reducing global warming, eradicating poverty and hunger, especially among children, and combating diseases and violence against women, Taking into account the emphasis placed by the General Assembly on the importance of cooperation in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, recognizing that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue and aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human beings, Considering that States are developing consensus around the notion of mutual accountability,8 described as the need for accountability to the intended beneficiaries of cooperation, and to their respective citizens, organizations, constituents and stakeholders,9 Emphasizing the affirmation of States, expressed in the last paragraph of the Millennium Declaration, that the United Nations is the indispensable common house of the entire human family, through which they will seek to realize their universal aspirations for peace, cooperation and development, and their pledge of unstinting support for those common objectives and their determination to achieve them,10 Convinced that overcoming the current global challenges and moving forward to achieve the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015, and achieving the full realization of human rights for all, critically rest on international solidarity, Declares: Article 1 1. International solidarity shall be understood as the convergence of interests, purposes and actions between and among peoples, individuals, States and their international organizations in order to preserve the order and ensure the very survival of international society and to achieve common goals which require international cooperation and collective 8 9 10 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Center for Economic and Social Rights, Who will be accountable? Human Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HR/PUB/31/1). Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/WhoWillBeAccountable.pdf. See The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation 2011 outcome document. Available from www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/49650173.pdf. See also Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development Assistance Committee, “DAC action-oriented policy paper on human rights and development” (2007). Available from www.oecd.org/development/governance-development/39350774.pdf. General Assembly resolution 55/2, para. 32. 17