A/HRC/RES/44/23 grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties, the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, and is informed by other instruments, such as the Declaration on the Right to Development, Recalling General Assembly resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda, Bearing in mind that 2020 is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, which coincides with the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and reaffirming that, although progress has been made across some of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, progress has not been at the pace required to achieve this ambitious agenda and has been uneven across countries and regions, and that urgent progress is needed towards all targets, Acknowledging that the promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and recognizing that the 2030 Agenda pledges to leave no one behind and envisages a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination, Acknowledging also that the promotion and protection of human rights and creating or rebuilding resilient, inclusive, just and peaceful societies are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, Noting the Secretary-General’s “A Call to Action for Human Rights”, launched on 24 February 2020 during the forty-third session of the Human Rights Council, that, inter alia, recalls that human rights are core to the work of the United Nations, Recognizing the importance of ensuring that the human rights pillar of the United Nations is adequately funded to undertake its functions and to fulfil its purposes within the Organization, while stressing that the regular budget of the United Nations should finance all activities mandated by the General Assembly and its subsidiary organs, including the Human Rights Council, Welcoming the theme of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, which is “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”, Reiterating its deep concern at the loss of life and livelihoods and the disruption to economies and societies by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and its negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights around the world, especially its disproportionate impact on persons in vulnerable groups and marginalized situations, Stressing that respect for human rights, which are universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing, is of crucial importance for all policies and programmes relating to the achievement of lasting and inclusive development, and peace and security, 1. Welcomes the Secretary-General’s work in calling attention to human rights as core to the work of the United Nations; 2. Reaffirms, on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, the commitment of the Human Rights Council to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and its interlinked and mutually reinforcing pillars of peace and security, development, and human rights, which are the indispensable foundation of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world, and reiterates its determination to foster strict respect for those purposes and principles; 3. Also reaffirms that all human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing; 4. Encourages States to use the anniversary as an opportunity to raise awareness of the work of the United Nations and of the importance of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, international cooperation, unity, solidarity and collective action, 2

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