A/HRC/15/32 34. Countries also need to exchange good practices, and empower people through the media and technology. Human rights education in schools, with a focus on fostering a strong sense of internationalism, especially concern for those in dire circumstances, would be helpful. C. Obligations in international solidarity 35. Respondents pointed out that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Monterrey Consensus, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action of 2008 are, among others, important steps by which States agreed upon obligations in international solidarity. Some respondents asserted that there are State obligations with regard to international and/or global solidarity; however, others stated that, since the concept is broad, it is difficult to hold any party to it, and suggested that individual and measurable country commitments be developed. According to the latter respondents, there should be some official system of checks and balances without which implementation cannot be monitored, and “all talk and no action” instead. 36. Several respondents had the view that State obligations with respect to international or global solidarity are already established under the Charter of the United Nations, where countries pledge individually and collectively to achieve the purposes and principles of the Charter through cooperation. The issue is one of political will at the international level to ensure that there is a more robust approach to reducing and removing inequitable trade relations and other inequalities between developed and developing countries. The present body of international law on human rights based on equality, development, peace and solidarity is sufficient with the inclusion of clearly established definitions and the political will to uphold them. 37. The development of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity depends on the full acceptance of the concept of shared responsibility. Efforts must therefore be made by all countries in order for the international community to increase resources for technical and financial cooperation and fulfil the commitment made by developed countries to allocate the agreed share of gross national income to ODA, under the Monterrey Consensus. The primary stakeholders — United Nations, States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations — solemnly undertook, in various resolutions, to implement a new global strategy against poverty, which also led to the creation by the United Nations of the World Solidarity Fund. Owing to a lack of measures for financing, the programmes relating to poverty and human rights have yet to be implemented. For some respondents, it is clear that the responsibility of States with regard to specifically international solidarity should be redefined in order to reinforce it in international law. 38. According to some respondents, international solidarity creates moral and ethical obligations only, and implementation depends on political will. However, it was felt that these obligations are not enough in the light of crises affecting the expectations of people around the world, which require legally-binding obligations. One view was strongly expressed that solidarity is purely a moral, not a legal, obligation. Other respondents, on the other hand, advocated a convention on solidarity. They also pointed out, however, that States often do not have the ability to provide the resources and means to ensure this right. In times of global interdependence, it is necessary to recognize extraterritorial State obligations, as circumstances are often beyond the control of individual States. In the realization of the right to food, it has been recognized that, in a globalized, interconnected world, actions taken by one Government may have a negative impact on the right to food of individuals living in other countries. All countries should therefore ensure that their policies do not contribute to human rights violations in other countries. GE.10-14914 11