A/HRC/RES/45/14 Recognizing further that human rights are inherent in the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in their indivisibility and interdependence, and that their realization is in essence the advancement of human rights, Recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals build on the Millennium Development Goals and aim to complete what the latter did not achieve, to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, Noting that 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, where Heads of State and Government committed in the Declaration to reduce inequalities, increase opportunities and access to resources and income, and to remove any political, legal, economic and social factors and constraints that foster and sustain inequality, Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and the declarations of the Commission on the Status of Women on the tenth, fifteenth and twentieth anniversaries of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Noting with concern that inequalities persist within and among countries, posing significant challenges to social cohesion, and reaffirming that the eradication of poverty, the promotion of prosperity, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the reduction of inequality within and among countries are fundamental to achieving sustainable development for all, and that they require collective and transformative efforts to leave no one behind and put the furthest behind first, and to adapt institutions and policies to take into account the multidimensional nature of inequality and poverty and the inherent interlinkages between the different goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda, Deeply concerned that, just five years after the commencement of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has reversed the gains made, including the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, Gravely concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded years of progress accomplished by perpetuating and exacerbating existing inequalities, and that those most at risk are persons in a vulnerable and marginalized situation, Deeply concerned by the morbidity and mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, its negative impacts on physical and mental health and social well-being, the negative impacts on the economy and society and the consequent exacerbation of inequalities within and between countries, Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects the poor and the most vulnerable people, with repercussions on health and development gains, in particular in low- and middle-income and developing countries, thus hampering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, reiterating the importance of continued and concerted efforts, and the provision of development assistance, and recognizing also with deep concern the impact of high debt levels on States’ ability to withstand the impact of the COVID-19 shock, Deeply concerned that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is deepening already existing inequalities and risks reversing the progress made in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in recent decades, while disproportionately affecting persons in vulnerable situations, including women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and migrants, regardless of migration status, in every sphere, from health and education to the economy, security and social protection, Recalling the reports of the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda at the global level, and on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, 1. Reaffirms that extreme poverty, deep inequality and exclusion constitute a violation of human rights and dignity, and that urgent national and international action is therefore required to eliminate them; 2