Human Rights and International Solidarity

A/HRC/RES/59/8View PDF

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A document of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2025.

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16 versions · 2008–2025

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Consultations Human Rights International Cooperation Solidarity

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Reaffirms the recognition set forth in the United Nations Millennium Declaration of the fundamental value of solidarity to international relations in the twenty-first century in stating that global challenges must be managed in a way that distributes costs and burdens fairly, in accordance with the basic principles of equity and social justice, and that those who suffer or who benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most;

Also reaffirms that international solidarity is not limited to international assistance and cooperation, aid, charity or humanitarian assistance; it is a broader concept and principle that includes sustainability in international relations, especially international economic relations, the peaceful coexistence of all members of the international community, equal partnerships and the equitable sharing of benefits and burdens;

Reiterates its determination to contribute to the solution of current world problems through increased international solidarity and cooperation, to create conditions that will ensure that the needs and interests of future generations are not jeopardized by the burden of the past, and to hand over a better world to future generations;

Reaffirms the fact that the promotion of international solidarity and cooperation is a duty for States, and that it should be implemented without any conditionality and on the basis of mutual respect, in full compliance with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular respect for the sovereignty of States, taking into account nationally defined priorities and development and human rights plans and reflecting the cultural diversity and solidarity traditions of each society;

Recognizes that international solidarity is a foundational principle underpinning contemporary international law and international human rights law;

Also recognizes that there is an overwhelming manifestation of international solidarity by States, individually and collectively, by civil society, by global social movements and by countless people of goodwill reaching out to others, and that this solidarity is commonly practised at the national, regional and international levels;

Acknowledges the increased need for States and other actors to come together and take collective action in international solidarity, including the effectiveness of the universal periodic review as a mechanism for sharing good practices;

Recognizes that international solidarity is a powerful tool for addressing the structural causes of extreme poverty, food insecurity, climate change, pandemics, inequality, migration, racism, violence against women and girls and other global challenges;

Also recognizes that international solidarity and cooperation, capacity-building and technical assistance are fundamental tools in the promotion and protection of all human rights for all, including the right to development, and in addressing national human rights challenges;

Emphasizes that humanitarian and technical cooperation, including in the context of South-South and triangular cooperation, is an important aspect of international solidarity;

Also emphasizes the need for enhanced voluntary contributions to the relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes to support technical assistance, the exchange of information and experiences, technology transfer and capacity-building, including in the field of human rights, and encourages States to continue to make contributions to that end;

Takes note of the work of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, including her report on international solidarity and Indigenous Peoples;

Requests all States, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations to mainstream the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity into their activities, to cooperate with the Independent Expert in her mandate and to supply all necessary information requested by her, and requests States to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Independent Expert to visit their countries to enable her to fulfil her mandate effectively;

Requests the Independent Expert to continue to participate in relevant international forums and major events with a view to promoting the importance of international solidarity in the realization of all human rights, including the right to development and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially those goals relating to economic, social and climate issues, and invites Member States, international organizations, United Nations agencies and other relevant organizations to facilitate the meaningful participation of the Independent Expert in those international forums and major events;

Also requests the Independent Expert to continue to examine in her reports best practices of international solidarity, as well as ways and means of overcoming existing and emerging obstacles to the realization of the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity, including the challenges of international cooperation, and to seek the views and contributions of Governments, United Nations agencies and other relevant international organizations in this regard;

Further requests the Independent Expert to hold two in-person or online informal consultations between September and December 2025 and two in-person informal consultations between January and April 2026, in Geneva, on the revised draft declaration on the right to international solidarity;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the Independent Expert;

Reiterates its request to the Independent Expert to take into account the outcomes of all major United Nations and other global summits and ministerial meetings in the economic, social and climate fields and to continue to seek views and contributions from Governments, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and non- governmental organizations in the discharge of her mandate;

Requests the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly in accordance with their respective programmes of work;

Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item.

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