A/HRC/RES/41/3
Recalling resolution 2000/22 of 18 August 2000 on the promotion of dialogue on
human rights issues, adopted by the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights at its fifty-second session,1
Taking note with appreciation of the final document and declaration adopted at the
Seventeenth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held
on Margarita Island, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, from 13 to 18 September 2016, in
which the States members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries reiterated, inter alia,
that South-South cooperation is an important element of international cooperation for the
sustainable development of their peoples, as a complement to and not as a substitute for
North-South cooperation, which allows for the transfer of appropriate technologies, in
favourable conditions and on preferential terms,
Recalling the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001,
and the Durban Review Conference held in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009, and the
political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the
tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and
their role in the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights,
Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human
rights is essential for the full achievement of the purposes of the United Nations, including
the effective promotion and protection of all human rights,
Recognizing also that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based
on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue in all relevant forums, including in the
context of the universal periodic review, and be aimed at strengthening the capacity of
Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human
beings,
Underlining that cooperation is a matter not only of relations of good-neighbourliness,
coexistence or reciprocity but also of a willingness to look beyond mutual interests in order
to advance the general interest,
Recognizing that the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, in its Baku Declaration of
6 April 2018, identified the need to promote unity, solidarity and cooperation among States
and pledged to strive to make a constructive contribution towards building a new pattern of
international relations based on the principles of peaceful coexistence, cooperation among
nations and the right to equality of all States,
Stressing the importance of international cooperation for improving the living
conditions of all in every country, including in particular in least developed and developing
countries,
Recognizing the need to continue to mutually enrich South-South cooperation, based
on the diverse experiences of and good practices from South-South cooperation, triangular
cooperation and North-South cooperation, and to further explore complementarities and
synergies between them with the aim of enhancing international cooperation in the field of
human rights,
Determined to take new steps forward in the commitment of the international
community with a view to achieving substantial progress in human rights endeavours through
an increased and sustained effort of international cooperation and solidarity,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the
Assembly established the Human Rights Council, and reaffirming that the work of the
Council shall be guided by the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and nonselectivity, constructive international dialogue and cooperation with a view to enhancing the
promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural
rights, including the right to development,
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See E/CN.4/2001/2–E/CN.4/Sub.2/2000/46, chap. II, sect. A.