A/HRC/RES/37/23
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 April 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-seventh session
26 February–23 March 2018
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 23 March 2018
37/23.
Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action, and recalling all relevant international human rights treaties,
including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Recalling previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Human
Rights Council on international cooperation in the field of human rights,
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated,
interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must be treated in a fair
and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,
Reaffirming also that all human rights derive from the dignity and worth inherent in
the human person and that the human person is the central subject of human rights and
fundamental freedoms, and consequently should be the principal beneficiary and should
participate actively in the realization of these rights and freedoms,
Reaffirming further that, while the significance of national and regional
particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in
mind, all States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, have the duty
to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Reaffirming that the work of the Human Rights Council shall be guided by the
principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity, 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,
Acknowledging the important role that mutually beneficial cooperation among all
relevant stakeholders can play in promoting and protecting all human rights in an
increasingly interrelated world,
Emphasizing the responsibility of all States, in conformity with the Charter of the
United Nations, to develop and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,
GE.18-05246(E)