A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 29 (a) Are addressed to all the countries of the world and are based on the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of all human rights; (b) Are directed towards the effective realization of all human rights for all human beings, including those suffering from the greatest poverty and the greatest exclusion, on the basis of close cooperation with the latter; (c) Make a significant contribution to the realization of the right to development in all countries and to the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; (d) Uphold an approach which links respect for human rights and the adoption of practical measures which offer the poor new opportunities; 2. Thanks all those who contributed to the drafting of the guiding principles, in particular during the regional seminars held in Bangkok, Pierrelaye, France, Pune, India and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as the sessions of the Social Forum, and especially the persons in situations of extreme poverty, with the hope that these principles will encourage them in their daily efforts to preserve their dignity and regain their rights, and will foster the changes to which those persons legitimately aspire; 3. Approves the final report of the ad hoc group of experts as well as the draft guiding principles annexed to this resolution; 4. Requests the Human Rights Council to study these guiding principles, in consultation with experts, persons in situations of extreme poverty and associations committed to working alongside them, with a view to adopting them and forwarding them to the General Assembly. 21st meeting 24 August 2006 [Adopted without a vote. See chap. VI.] Annex Draft guiding principles “Extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor”1 The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the other human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations, 1 The terms “poor” and “poverty” as used in this draft refer to the situation of persons living in extreme poverty.