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emphasizing the importance of continued efforts to promote international development
cooperation based on unity, solidarity, multilateral cooperation and the principle of leaving
no one behind,
Noting the concept of human rights economy proposed by the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights as a tool of an approach based on full respect for
human rights to reduce inequalities and realize the 2030 Agenda, which seeks to redress root
causes and the structural barriers to equality, justice and sustainability, placing emphasis on
inclusive participation and social dialogue, including the delivery of better results for people
and the planet, grounded in economic, civil, political, social, cultural and environmental
rights,
Looking forward to the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit, to be convened on 18
and 19 September 2023, which will mark the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030
Agenda and the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable
Development Goals,
Looking forward also to the Summit of the Future, to be convened in September 2024, which
will play a role in reaffirming the Charter, reinvigorating multilateralism, boosting
implementation of existing commitments, agreeing on concrete solutions to challenges and
restoring trust among Member States,
1.
Reaffirms the significant contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human
rights by all;
2.
Recognizes that development and the realization of human rights and fundamental
freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing;
3.
Calls upon all States to promote sustainable development to enable better enjoyment
of human rights, to achieve gender equality and to promote equality of opportunity for
development;
4.
Also calls upon all States to realize people-centred development of the people, by the
people and for the people;
5.
Encourages all States to spare no effort to promote sustainable development,
particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, to recover from the pandemic, and to
pay particular attention to the promotion and protection of rights of persons in vulnerable
situations;
6.
Emphasizes the importance for the entire population of each State to benefit from
inclusive and sustainable development and of addressing inequalities within and among
States in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls upon States to ensure that
efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for all, by reaching all
its Goals and targets, are strengthened and accelerated in this decade of action for building
more sustainable, peaceful, just, equitable, inclusive and resilient societies where no one is
left behind;
7.
Reaffirms the commitment of all States to ending poverty in all its forms and
dimensions, including by eradicating extreme poverty, and emphasizes that eradicating
poverty, including extreme poverty, is an indispensable requirement for sustainable
development and an overarching objective of the 2030 Agenda;
8.
Welcomes and appreciates the efforts made by States, international organizations and
other stakeholders to eradicate poverty, as well as the remarkable progress made in this field,
particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is of significant importance for
the enjoyment of human rights, and calls for enhanced international cooperation and
exchanges regarding poverty eradication;
9.
Calls upon Member States and the United Nations system, including its funds and
programmes and specialized agencies, in accordance with their mandates, to continue to
mobilize resources to carry out development cooperation and to assist States, particularly
developing and the least developed countries, upon their request, in promoting sustainable
development;
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