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Recognizing that the attention paid to the importance of international solidarity as a vital
component of the efforts of developing countries towards the realization of the right to
development of their peoples and the promotion of the full enjoyment of economic, social and
cultural rights by everyone has been insufficient,
Resolved to strive to ensure that present generations are fully aware of their responsibilities
towards future generations, and that a better world is possible for present and future generations,
1.
Reaffirms the recognition set forth in the declaration adopted by the Heads of State
and Government at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations 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 basic
principles of equity and social justice, and that those who suffer, or who benefit least, deserve
help from those who benefit most;
2.
Expresses its determination to contribute to the solution of current world problems
through increased international cooperation, to create such conditions as 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;
3.
Urges the international community to consider urgently concrete measures to
promote and consolidate international assistance to developing countries in their development
endeavours and for the promotion of conditions conducive to the full realization of all human
rights;
4.
Reaffirms that the promotion of international cooperation is a duty for States, and
that it shall 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, and taking into account national priorities;
5.
Recognizes that the so-called “third-generation rights” closely interrelated with the
fundamental value of solidarity need further progressive development within the United Nations
human rights machinery in order to be able to respond to the increasing challenges of
international cooperation in this field;