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Globalization and Its Impact on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights

A/RES/60/152No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 71bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

19 versions · 2000–2017
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/71/197
  • 2017A/RES/71/197Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rightsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/70/159Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2015A/RES/69/173Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2014A/RES/68/168Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/RES/67/165Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rightsCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 topics
Agricultural TradeDeveloping CountriesDevelopment StrategiesEconomic GrowthEconomic, Social and Cultural RightsEqualityGlobalizationGovernanceHuman RightsHuman Rights AdvancementMonetary SystemsPoverty MitigationReport PreparationRight to CultureRight to DevelopmentRight to FoodState ResponsibilitySustainable DevelopmentTerms of Trade

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2006.

  • 2006A/61/281Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
1
Recognizes that, while globalization, by its impact on, inter alia, the role of the State, may affect human rights, the promotion and protection of all human rights is first and foremost the responsibility of the State;
2
Emphasizes that development should be at the centre of the international economic agenda and that coherence between national development strategies and international obligations and commitments is imperative for an enabling environment for development and an inclusive and equitable globalization;
3
Reaffirms that narrowing the gap between rich and poor, both within and between countries, is an explicit goal at the national and international levels, as part of the effort to create an enabling environment for the full enjoyment of all human rights;
4
Reaffirms also the commitment to create an environment at both the national and the global levels that is conducive to development and to the elimination of poverty through, inter alia, good governance within each country and at the international level, transparency in the financial, monetary and trading systems and commitment to an open, equitable, rule-based, predictable and non-discriminatory multilateral trading and financial system;
5
Recognizes that, while globalization offers great opportunities, the fact that its benefits are very unevenly shared and its costs unevenly distributed represents an aspect of the process that affects the full enjoyment of all human rights, in particular in developing countries;
6
Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of human rights, which focuses on the liberalization of agricultural trade and its impact on the realization of the right to development, including the right to food, and takes note of the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
7
Calls upon Member States, relevant agencies of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and civil society to promote equitable and environmentally sustainable economic growth for managing globalization so that poverty is systematically reduced and the international development targets are achieved;
8
Recognizes that only through broad and sustained efforts, including policies and measures at the global level to create a shared future based upon our common humanity in all its diversity, can globalization be made fully inclusive and equitable and have a human face, thus contributing to the full enjoyment of all human rights;
9
Underlines the urgent need to establish an equitable, transparent and democratic international system to strengthen and broaden the participation of developing countries in international economic decision-making and norm-setting;
10
Affirms that globalization is a complex process of structural transformation, with numerous interdisciplinary aspects, which has an impact on the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development;
11
Affirms also that the international community should strive to respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by globalization in a manner that ensures respect for the cultural diversity of all;
12
Underlines, therefore, the need to continue to analyse the consequences of globalization for the full enjoyment of all human rights;
13
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, and requests him to seek further the views of Member States and relevant agencies of the United Nations system and to submit a substantive report on the subject to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session.

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