A/HRC/RES/28/15 Emphasizing that States should undertake to guarantee that the right to work is to be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, Underscoring the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all human rights, including the right to work, and recognizing that women are on many occasions subject to discrimination in the context of realizing their rights in that regard on an equal basis with men, Recognizing that progress has been made, yet deeply concerned that many persons with disabilities in all regions continue to face significant obstacles in exercising their right to work on an equal basis with others, Reaffirming, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to the opportunity to gain his or her living by work which he or she freely chooses or accepts, and that States should take steps to achieve the full realization of that right, including technical and vocational guidance and training programmes, policies and techniques, to achieve steady economic, social and cultural development and full and productive employment under conditions that safeguard the fundamental political and economic freedoms of the individual, Reaffirming also, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work, Reaffirming further that States have the primary responsibility to ensure the full realization of all human rights and to endeavour to take steps, individually and through international assistance and cooperation, especially economic and technical, to the maximum of their available resources, with a view to progressively achieving the full realization of the right to work, including in particular the adoption of legislative measures, Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular target 1 (b) of the Goals, to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people, Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, representatives of employers and workers, international organizations and, in particular, the agencies of the United Nations system and international financial institutions, Encouraging States to pay due consideration to the right to work and the issue of full and productive employment and decent work for all in the ongoing negotiations on the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda, and welcoming the inclusion of the promotion of sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all as a proposed stand-alone goal in the report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals,1 Concerned that global unemployment stood at 201.3 million in 2014, representing an increase of 1.2 million compared with the previous year and of about 31 million 1 2 A/68/970.