Stresses that the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of all human rights lies with the State, and reaffirms that States have the primary responsibility for their own economic and social development and that the role of national policies and development strategies cannot be overemphasized;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
N.A.
Year
2006
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The right to development (2006), A/RES/61/169, OP 12.