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9.
Reiterates that respect for and the promotion and protection of human rights
are an integral part of effective work towards achieving internationally agreed development
goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and emphasizes the central role of the
United Nations in enhancing global partnerships for development with a view to creating a
supportive global environment for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, as
well as the importance of giving due consideration to equality, social protection and
accountability in the context of the realization of economic, social and cultural rights in the
elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda;
10.
Underlines the importance of the joint United Nations Social Protection Floor
Initiative for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, and in this regard
acknowledges the adoption by the International Labour Conference of recommendation No.
202 (2012) concerning national floors of social protection;
11.
Notes with interest the work carried out by the Committee on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights to assist States parties in fulfilling their obligations, including
through the submission of general comments and the consideration of periodic reports;
12.
Also notes with interest the work of other relevant treaty bodies and special
procedures in the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights within
their respective mandates;
13.
Encourages enhanced cooperation and, as appropriate, increased coordination
between the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and United Nations
bodies, specialized agencies and programmes, mechanisms of the Human Rights Council
and other human rights treaty bodies whose activities have a bearing on economic, social
and cultural rights, in a manner that respects their distinctive mandates and promotes their
policies, programmes and projects;
14.
Recognizes and encourages the important contributions of regional
organizations, national human rights institutions and civil society, including nongovernmental organizations and academic and research institutions, to the question of the
realization and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights;
15.
Welcomes the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights,
mainly through technical cooperation, the work of its field offices, its relevant reports to
United Nations bodies, the development of in-house expertise, including on human rights
indicators, and its publications and studies on related issues;
16.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to prepare and submit to the
Human Rights Council an annual report on the question of the realization in all countries of
economic, social and cultural rights under agenda item 3, with a special focus on the
importance of social protection floors for the realization of economic, social and cultural
rights;
17.
Decides to remain seized of this issue and to consider taking further action in
order to implement the present resolution.
54th meeting
27 March 2014
[Adopted without a vote.]
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