A/HRC/RES/56/4
increased coordination and collective decision-making at the global level,
Reaffirming the crucial importance of increasing the resources allocated to official
development assistance, recalling the pledge of industrialized countries to allocate 0.7 per
cent of their gross national income to official development assistance, and recognizing the
need for new and additional resources to finance the development programmes of developing
countries,
Emphasizing the commitment of States in the 2030 Agenda to a revitalized Global
Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of global solidarity, in particular
with the poorest and most vulnerable,
Affirming the fact that the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the
realization of the right to development call for a more enlightened approach, mindset and
action based on a sense of community and international solidarity,
Determined to take new steps forward in the commitment of the international
community with a view to achieving substantial progress in human rights endeavours through
an increased and sustained effort of international cooperation and solidarity,
Recognizing that the promotion and protection of human rights should be based on the
principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue and aimed at strengthening the capacity of
Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all human
beings,
Emphasizing, in the light of the experience of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic, that responses to contain, mitigate and overcome future pandemics and their
consequences should be people-centred and gender-responsive, with full respect for human
rights, multidimensional, coordinated, inclusive, innovative, swift and decisive at all levels,
through international cooperation, unity, solidarity and collective action, based on a
multilateral approach and strong international institutions,
Asserting the necessity of compiling and disseminating good practices and good
experiences of international solidarity, from States and non-State actors at all levels, in postpandemic recovery efforts,
Resolved to strive to ensure that present generations are fully aware of their
responsibilities towards future ones, and that a better world is possible in which future
generations can enjoy an environment that assures their health and well-being,
1.
Reaffirms the recognition set forth in the United Nations Millennium
Declaration of the fundamental value of solidarity to international relations in the twenty-first
century in stating that global challenges must be managed in a way that distributes costs and
burdens fairly, in accordance with the basic principles of equity and social justice, and that
those who suffer or who benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most;
2.
Also reaffirms that international solidarity is not limited to international
assistance and cooperation, aid, charity or humanitarian assistance; it is a broader concept
and principle that includes sustainability in international relations, especially international
economic relations, the peaceful coexistence of all members of the international community,
equal partnerships and the equitable sharing of benefits and burdens;
3.
Reiterates its determination to contribute to the solution of current world
problems through increased international cooperation, to create conditions that will ensure
that the needs and interests of future generations are not jeopardized by the burden of the
past, and to hand over a better world to future generations;
4.
Reaffirms the fact that the promotion of international cooperation is a duty for
States, and that it should be implemented without any conditionality and on the basis of
mutual respect, in full compliance with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the
United Nations, in particular respect for the sovereignty of States, and taking into account
nationally defined priorities and development and human rights plans;
5.
Recognizes that international solidarity is a foundational principle
underpinning contemporary international law and international human rights law;
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