A/HRC/RES/54/18
July 2023, in which the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of States members of the Movement of
Non-Aligned Countries strongly encouraged the continuation of support in forwarding the
draft legally binding instrument to the General Assembly,
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, are universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated and mutually
reinforcing,
Emphasizing further 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 specialized agencies, funds
and programmes, within their respective mandates, relevant international organizations,
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,
Noting the commitment declared by a number of United Nations specialized agencies,
funds and programmes and other international organizations to make the right to development
a reality for all, and in this regard urging all relevant bodies of the United Nations system and
other international organizations to mainstream the right to development into their objectives,
policies, programmes and operational activities, and into development and developmentrelated processes,
Acknowledging the need for a comprehensive approach to the promotion and
protection of all human rights and the importance of integrating a right to development
perspective in a more systemic way into all relevant aspects of the work of the United Nations
system, including the treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms,
Stressing that the responsibility for managing worldwide economic and social issues
and threats to international peace and security must be shared among the States Members of
the United Nations and should be exercised multilaterally, and that in this regard the central
role must be played by the United Nations as the most universal and representative
international organization in the world,
Stressing also the importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and
its means of implementation, and emphasizing that the 2030 Agenda is informed by the
Declaration on the Right to Development and that the right to development is vital for the
full realization of the 2030 Agenda and should be central to its implementation,
Recognizing that achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including
the Sustainable Development Goals, requires effective policy coherence and coordination,
Recognizing also that hunger and extreme poverty, in all their forms and dimensions,
are the greatest global challenges and require the collective commitment of the international
community for their eradication, and therefore calling upon the international community to
contribute to the achievement of that goal, in accordance with the Sustainable Development
Goals,
Recognizing further that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including
extreme poverty, is one of the critical elements in the promotion and realization of the right
to development and is one of the greatest global challenges and an indispensable requirement
for sustainable development, which requires a multifaceted and integrated approach, and
reiterating the need to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic,
social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner,
Recognizing that inequality is a major obstacle to the realization of the right to
development within and across countries,
Expressing concern about the increasing number of cases of human rights violations
and abuses by transnational corporations and other business enterprises, underlining the need
to ensure that appropriate protection, justice and remedies are provided to victims of human
rights violations and abuses resulting from the activities of those entities, and underscoring
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