A/RES/48/141 Page 2 Considering that the promotion and the protection of all human rights is one of the priorities of the international community, Recalling that one of the purposes of the United Nations enshrined in the Charter is to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights, Reaffirming the commitment made under Article 56 of the Charter to take joint and separate action in cooperation with the United Nations for the achievement of the purposes set forth in Article 55 of the Charter, Emphasizing the need for the promotion and protection of all human rights to be guided by the principles of impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity, in the spirit of constructive international dialogue and cooperation, Aware that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that as such they should be given the same emphasis, Affirming its commitment to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 4/ adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, Convinced that the World Conference on Human Rights made an important contribution to the cause of human rights and that its recommendations should be implemented through effective action by all States, the competent organs of the United Nations and the specialized agencies, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, Acknowledging the importance of strengthening the provision of advisory services and technical assistance by the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat and other relevant programmes and bodies of the United Nations system for the purpose of the promotion and protection of all human rights, Determined to adapt, strengthen and streamline the existing mechanisms to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms while avoiding unnecessary duplication, Recognizing that the activities of the United Nations in the field of human rights should be rationalized and enhanced in order to strengthen the United Nations machinery in this field and to further the objectives of universal respect for observance of international human rights standards, Reaffirming that the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Human Rights are the responsible organs for decisionand policy-making for the promotion and protection of all human rights, _____________ 4/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. /...