A/HRC/RES/52/8
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 April 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-second session
27 February–4 April 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 3 April 2023
52/8.
Promoting human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals
through transparent, accountable and efficient public service delivery
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments,
Stressing that States bear the primary responsibility to respect, protect and fulfil
human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Recalling all relevant United Nations resolutions relating to public services and good
governance, including Human Rights Council resolution 37/7 of 22 March 2018,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled
“Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, including
Sustainable Development Goal 16, which encourages Member States to promote peaceful
and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels,
Acknowledging that the promotion and protection of human rights and the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are interrelated and
mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming the importance of the United Nations Convention against Corruption,
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 for Sustainable Development,
Recalling also resolution 6/8 entitled “Prevention of corruption by promoting
transparent, accountable, and efficient public service delivery through the application of best
practices and technological innovations”, adopted on 6 November 2015 by the Conference
of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption at its sixth session,
Noting the importance of multilateral platforms and public-private partnership
mechanisms that foster good governance policies and the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals, such as the Open Government Partnership, which aims to promote
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