A/HRC/RES/44/18 which the Assembly endorsed the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries, Recalling resolution 2000/22 of 18 August 2000 on the promotion of dialogue on human rights issues, adopted by the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights at its fifty-second session, Taking note with appreciation of the final document and declaration adopted at the Eighteenth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, held in Baku on 25 and 26 October 2019, in which the Heads of State and Government reiterated their position, inter alia, that South-South cooperation is a collective endeavour among peoples and countries of the South based on the principles of solidarity and on the premises, conditions and objectives that are specific to the historic and political context of developing countries and to their needs and expectations for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, that South-South cooperation is a complement to and not a substitute for North-South cooperation, and also reiterated that North-South cooperation is an important element of international cooperation for the sustainable development of the countries of the South, including through the transfer of technologies, on favourable, preferential and concessional terms, Recalling the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, and the Durban Review Conference held in Geneva from 20 to 24 April 2009, and the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and their role in the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights, Deeply concerned by the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic, including the severe disruption to societies and economies, and to global travel and commerce, and the devastating impact on physical and mental health and the livelihoods of people, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 74/270 of 2 April 2020, on global solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and 74/274 of 20 April 2020, on international cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19, Noting the unprecedented economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and emphasizing the need for safe, efficacious, affordable and equitable access, and the availability and distribution of COVID-19-related diagnostics, therapeutics, medicines and vaccines to everyone in all States as global public health goods, Recognizing with deep concern the impact of high debt levels on countries’ ability to withstand the impact of the COVID-19 shock, and in this regard reaffirming the need for enhanced international cooperation and assistance, Recognizing that the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights is essential for the full achievement of the purposes of the United Nations, including the effective promotion and protection of all human rights, Recognizing also that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue in all relevant forums, including in the context of the universal periodic review, and be aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human beings, Underlining that cooperation is not just a matter of relations of good neighbourliness, coexistence or reciprocity, but also of a willingness to look beyond mutual interests in order to advance the general interest, Recognizing that the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, in its Baku Declaration of 6 April 2018, identified the need to promote unity, solidarity and cooperation among States and pledged to strive to make a constructive contribution towards building a new pattern of international relations based on the principles of peaceful coexistence, cooperation among nations and the right to equality of all States, 2