A/HRC/RES/30/28
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 October 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirtieth session
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 October 2015
30/28.
The right to development
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Charter of the United Nations and the core human rights instruments,
Reaffirming the Declaration on the Right to Development, adopted by the General
Assembly in its resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986,
Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions 4/4 of 30 March 2007 and 9/3
of 17 September 2008, and recalling all Commission on Human Rights, Council and
General Assembly resolutions on the right to development, the most recent being Council
resolution 27/2 of 25 September 2014,
Recognizing the renewed commitments to achieve the remaining Millennium
Development Goals, as set out in the outcome document adopted at the high-level plenary
meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development
Goals,1
Emphasizing the urgent need to make the right to development a reality for
everyone,
Emphasizing also that all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the
right to development, can only be enjoyed in an inclusive and collaborative framework, at
the international, regional and national levels, and in this regard underlining the importance
of engaging the United Nations system, including United Nations funds, programmes and
specialized agencies, within their respective mandates, relevant international organization
including financial and trade organizations, and relevant stakeholders, including civil
society organizations, development practitioners, human rights experts and the public at all
levels, in discussions on the right to development,
Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2
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General Assembly resolution 65/1.
General Assembly resolution 70/1.
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