A/HRC/4/123 page 8 4. Recalls that international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social and cultural character and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is one of the purposes of the United Nations, and affirms that wider international cooperation would contribute to lasting progress in implementing economic, social and cultural rights; 5. Notes with interest the work carried out by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to assist States parties in fulfilling their obligations, including through the development and adoption of general comments, in order to assist in clarifying the content and scope of the articles of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and, in this regard, takes note of the recent adoption of general comments No. 16 (2005) on the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights (art. 3), No. 17 (2005) on the right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he or she is the author (art. 15) and No. 18 (2005) the right to work (art. 6); 6. Encourages the Committee to continue its efforts towards the promotion, protection and full realization of the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, at the national and international levels, including by drafting further general comments to assist and promote the further implementation by States parties of the Covenant, by making the experience gained through the examination of States parties’ reports available for the benefit of all States parties, and by organizing regional workshops to promote the follow-up to its concluding observations; 7. Expresses its appreciation for and encourages the continuation of the work related to the promotion, protection and full realization of economic, social and cultural rights carried out by other human rights treaty bodies working on issues that bear upon the Covenant and United Nations bodies, specialized agencies or programmes; 8. Also expresses its appreciation for and encourages the continuation of the work related to the promotion, protection and full realization of economic, social and cultural rights carried out by all relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council; 9. Encourages enhanced cooperation and, as appropriate, increased coordination, between the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and United Nations bodies, specialized agencies or programmes, mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, and other human rights treaty bodies whose activities bear upon economic, social and cultural rights, in a manner that respects their distinctive mandates and promotes their policies, programmes and projects; 10. Welcomes the inclusion of the issue of the realization of economic, social and cultural rights in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1), in which States underscored, inter alia, the need to design, promote and implement at the national, regional and international levels, strategies, programmes and policies, and adequate legislation, which may include special and positive measures, for furthering equal social development and the realization of the civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights of all victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;