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3.
We therefore acknowledge the need to further mainstream sustainable
development at all levels, integrating economic, social and environmental aspects
and recognizing their interlinkages, so as to achieve sustainable development in all
its dimensions.
4.
We recognize that poverty eradication, changing unsustainable and promoting
sustainable patterns of consumption and production and protecting and managing
the natural resource base of economic and social development are the overarching
objectives of and essential requirements for sustainable development. We also
reaffirm the need to achieve sustainable development by promoting sustained,
inclusive and equitable economic growth, creating greater opportunities for all,
reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable social
development and inclusion, and promoting the integrated and sustainable
management of natural resources and ecosystems that supports, inter alia, economic,
social and human development while facilitating ecosystem conservation,
regeneration and restoration and resilience in the face of new and emerging
challenges.
5.
We reaffirm our commitment to make every effort to accelerate the
achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
6.
We recognize that people are at the centre of sustainable development and, in
this regard, we strive for a world that is just, equitable and inclusive, and we
commit to work together to promote sustained and inclusive economic growth,
social development and environmental protection and thereby to benefit all.
7.
We reaffirm that we continue to be guided by the purposes and principles of
the Charter of the United Nations, with full respect for international law and its
principles.
8.
We also reaffirm the importance of freedom, peace and security, respect for all
human rights, including the right to development and the right to an adequate
standard of living, including the right to food, the rule of law, gender equality,
women’s empowerment and the overall commitment to just and democratic societies
for development.
9.
We reaffirm the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 as
well as other international instruments relating to human rights and international
law. We emphasize the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter,
to respect, protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms for all,
without distinction of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political
or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability or other status.
10. We acknowledge that democracy, good governance and the rule of law, at the
national and international levels, as well as an enabling environment, are essential
for sustainable development, including sustained and inclusive economic growth,
social development, environmental protection and the eradication of poverty and
hunger. We reaffirm that, to achieve our sustainable development goals, we need
institutions at all levels that are effective, transparent, accountable and democratic.
11. We reaffirm our commitment to strengthen international cooperation to address
the persistent challenges related to sustainable development for all, in particular in
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