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action,11 based on the international normative system of duties which they implement and
practise to foster peace and security, development and human rights.
2.
International solidarity shall be made evident in the collective actions of States that
have a positive impact on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by peoples and
individuals within and outside of their respective territories, notably in the ratification of
the United Nations international human rights treaties and international labour standards
and the adoption of commitments and decisions agreed upon voluntarily between and
among States at the regional and international levels.
Article 2
International solidarity shall be founded on the following principles:
(a)
The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations in the true
spirit of unity and fraternity;
(b)
Justice, equity, peaceful coexistence, non-interference, self-determination,
mutual respect and accountability in international relations;
(c)
The permanent sovereignty of each State over its own natural wealth and
resources and to determine freely, with its peoples, their own objectives of social
development, to set their own priorities and to decide, in conformity with the principles of
the Charter of the United Nations, the means and methods of achieving those objectives,
without any external interference;12
(d)
The right to development as a common concern of humanity;
(e)
Equitable, just and fair partnerships of States as the basis of international
cooperation;
(f)
Good practices of collective action on the ground, whether among peoples,
individuals or States, that give rise to desirable outcomes in advancing respect for and
protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all individuals,
without distinction as to sex, age, ethnicity, disability or other status;
(g)
The accountability of States to their peoples with regard to the
implementation of their foreign policy and their bilateral, regional and international
agreements and partnerships;
(h)
The accountability of States for the actions of the international organizations
of which they are members, which should be consistent with the States’ international
human rights obligations,13 including their extraterritorial obligations;
(i)
The accountability of States for the actions and omissions of the private
sector within their jurisdiction, including when operating outside their national boundaries;
(j)
Mutual respect and accountability in all global partnerships for sustainable
development, among and between States and/or non-State actors.
Article 3
The core features of international solidarity shall be that:
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Based on Human rights and international solidarity (A/HRC/4/8), para. 12.
Final paper on human rights and international solidarity (A/HRC/21/66), para. 22 (e).
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, general comment No. 14 (2000) on the right to
the highest attainable standard of health, para. 50.
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