Human Rights Council Resolution 4/1. 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 (A/CONF.157/23), the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1) and the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 that 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, Recalling also previous resolutions of the Human Rights Council, of the Commission on Human Rights and of the Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular Human Rights Council resolution 1/3 on the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Welcoming ongoing efforts, including by this 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, 1. Affirms: (a) That, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying freedom from fear and want can be achieved only if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his or her economic, social and cultural rights, as well as his or her civil and political rights;