A/RES/71/192
The right to development
Recognizing also that historical injustices, inter alia, have contributed to the
poverty, underdevelopment, marginalization, social exclusion, economic disparity,
instability and insecurity that affect many people in different parts of the wor ld, in
particular in developing countries,
Recognizing further that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions,
including extreme poverty, is one of the critical elements in the promotion and
realization of the right to development and is the greatest global challenge and an
indispensable requirement for sustainable development, which requires a
multifaceted and integrated approach, and committed to achieving sustainable
development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a
balanced and integrated manner,
Emphasizing that all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the
right to development, are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated,
Emphasizing also that the right to development should be central to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda,
Encouraging relevant bodies of the United Nations system, within their
respective mandates, including the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of
the United Nations system, relevant international organizations, including the World
Trade Organization, and relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations,
to give due consideration to the right to development in the implementation of the
2030 Agenda and to cooperate with the United Nations High Co mmissioner for
Human Rights in the fulfilment of his mandate with regard to the implementation of
the right to development,
1.
Welcomes the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to
Development, 14 and stresses the importance of the mandate of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights with regard to the promotion, protection and
realization of the right to development, while fully recognizing its distinct nature
and intrinsic value;
2.
Takes note of the consolidated report of the Secretary-General and the
High Commissioner concerning the promotion and realization of the right to
development; 11
3.
Welcomes the holding of a one-day high-level segment of the General
Assembly on 23 September 2016 on the margins of the general debate of its
seventy-first session, to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration
on the Right to Development, in which the international community demonstrated
and reiterated its unequivocal commitment to the right to development, recognized
the high profile that it deserves and redoubled its efforts to implement that right;
4.
Acknowledges other events held in 2016 to commemorate the thirtieth
anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, including the
convening, during the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council, of the
annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, on the theme
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and human rights, with an
emphasis on the right to development”, and the panel discussion on the promotion
and protection of the right to development, during the thirty-second session of the
Council;
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Resolution 41/128, annex.