Right to Development

A/RES/52/136View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1987–1999

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/53/155

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1999	A/RES/53/155	Right to development	2,131	24%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/136	Right to development	1,958	46%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/99	Right to development	1,464	54%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/184	Right to development	1,218	75%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/183	Right to development	1,284	41%Compare

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4 subjects

Declarations Development Policy Human Rights Right to Development

What’s in this document?

22 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General;

Reaffirms the importance of the right to development for every human person and for all peoples in all countries, in particular the developing countries, as an integral part of fundamental human rights, as well as the potential contribution its realization could make to the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Recognizes that the Declaration on the Right to Development1 constitutes an integral link between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights¹⁰ and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action2 through its elaboration of a holistic vision integrating economic, social and cultural rights with civil and political rights;

¹⁰Resolution 217 A (III).

Reiterates its commitment to implementing the results of the World Conference on Human Rights, which reaffirm that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing;

Also reiterates that lasting progress towards the implementation of the right to development requires effective development policies at the national level, as well as an equitable economic environment at the international level;

Reaffirms the need for States to cooperate with a view to promoting, encouraging and strengthening universal respect for and observance of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without any distinction as to race, sex, language or religion;

Stresses that human rights should not be used as an instrument of trade protectionism;

Takes note of the importance given to human rights by the Secretary-General in his measures and proposals for the reform of the United Nations,¹¹ and urges him to give high priority to the promotion and realization of the right to development;

¹¹See A/52/303 and Add.1.

Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights to consider carefully the report of the second session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts to elaborate a strategy for the implementation and promotion of the right to development, as set forth in the Declaration on the Right to Development, in its integrated and multidimensional aspects,¹² bearing in mind the conclusions of the Working Group on the Right to Development established by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 1993/22 of 4 March 1993¹³ and the conclusions of the World Conference on Human Rights, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II);

¹²E/CN.4/1998/29.

¹³See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.

Notes the efforts made by the High Commissioner, within her mandate, and encourages her to continue the coordination of various activities with regard to the implementation of the right to development;

Notes also that measures taken for the promotion and realization of the right to development should be more effective, and calls upon the High Commissioner to explore further ways and means to achieve this objective;

Requests the High Commissioner, within her mandate, to continue to take steps for the promotion, protection and realization of the right to development by, inter alia, drawing on the expertise of the funds, programmes and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system related to the field of development;

Requests the Secretary-General to inform the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-fourth session and the General Assembly at its fifty-third session of the activities of the organizations, funds, programmes and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system for the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development, as well as obstacles identified by them to the realization of the right to development;

Calls upon all Member States to make further concrete efforts at the national and international levels to remove obstacles to the realization of the right to development;

Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights to continue to make proposals to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, on the future course of action on the question, in particular on practical measures for the implementation and enhancement of the Declaration on the Right to Development, including comprehensive and effective measures to eliminate obstacles to its implementation, taking into account the conclusions and recommendations of the Global Consultation on the Realization of the Right to Development as a Human Right,¹⁴ the reports of the Working Group on the Right to Development and the report of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts to elaborate a strategy for the implementation and promotion of the right to development;

¹⁴See E/CN.4/1990/Rev.1.

Notes that the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an ideal occasion for the international community to assess the progress achieved in:

Realizing freedom from fear and freedom from want as the highest aspiration of the common people;

Promoting the advent of a world where the inherent dignity of all members of the human family is recognized;

Affirms, in the above regard, that the inclusion of the Declaration on the Right to Development in the International Bill of Human Rights¹⁵ would be an appropriate means of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

¹⁵See resolutions 217 A (III), 2200 A (XXI), annex and 44/128, annex.

Encourages all States to address, within the declarations and programmes of action adopted by the relevant international conferences convened by the United Nations, the elements for the promotion and protection of the principles of the right to development as set out in the Declaration on the Right to Development;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session;

Decides to consider this question at its fifty-third session under the sub-item entitled "Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".

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