A/HRC/RES/21/10
Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) and in the People’s Summit,3
and encourages her active engagement in the post-2015 process, stressing the role of
international solidarity as a key element to achieve a sustainable and more inclusive
development;
12.
Welcomes the holding of the expert workshop on human rights and
international solidarity in Geneva on 7 and 8 June 2012, and takes note of the summary of
the discussion contained in the addendum to the report of the Independent Expert;4
13.
Requests the Independent Expert:
(a)
To continue to identify areas to be addressed, the main concepts and norms
that can form the basis of a framework, and good practices to inform the future
development of law and policy with regard to human rights and international solidarity;
(b)
To hold consultations with States, relevant United Nations and other
international organizations, agencies and programmes, as well as other stakeholders at the
national, regional and international levels, in the discharge of her mandate;
(c)
To undertake country visits with the aim of seeking and exchanging views
with Governments and identifying their best practices for the promotion of international
solidarity;
(d)
To conduct in-depth research and intensive consultations with a view to
preparing and sharing with Member States and all other relevant stakeholders a preliminary
text of the draft declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international
solidarity;
(e)
To participate in relevant international forums and major events with a view
to promoting the importance of international solidarity in the implementation of the
Millennium Development Goals and in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda;
(f)
To report regularly to the General Assembly in accordance with its
programme of work;
14.
Reiterates its request to the Independent Expert to continue her work in the
preparation of a draft declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international
solidarity and in further developing guidelines, standards, norms and principles with a view
to promoting and protecting this right by addressing, inter alia, existing and emerging
obstacles to its realization;
15.
Also 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 seek views and contributions from
Governments, United Nations agencies, other relevant international organizations and nongovernmental organizations in the discharge of her mandate;
16.
Takes note of the final paper on human rights and international solidarity
submitted by the drafting group on human rights and international solidarity of the Human
Rights Council Advisory Committee,5 as an input to the process of elaborating a draft
declaration on the right of peoples and individuals to international solidarity, and to the
further development of guidelines, standards, norms and principles with a view to
promoting and protecting this right;
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4
5
4
Ibid., paras. 65-67.
A/HRC/21/44/Add.1.
A/HRC/21/66.