Summary

In the present report, the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Virginia Dandan, outlines the draft declaration on the right to international solidarity. It is a post-script to the report that she presented to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session, in June 2017. The Independent Expert believes that the information that could not be included in detail in that report is just as important and hence requires further articulation.

In addition to significant details regarding the process of amending the first version of the draft declaration, the Independent Expert discusses the implications of the right to international solidarity in the achievement of Goal 17 of the 2 030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, namely, to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. In the 2030 Agenda, it was recognized that the global partnership, to ensure its implementation, must work in a spirit of global solidarity, especially solidarity with the poorest and with people in vulnerable situations.

Fundamentally, the draft declaration is an embodiment of the requirement contained in article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that States create a social and international order in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be realized. A revitalized global partnership for sustainable development is an important component of such an order, one that would enab le greater equity at all levels and would seek to give States the tools and resources that they need for the realization of human rights. In setting out a vision for a truly human rights-based approach to collective action at all levels, the draft declaration provides a basis for a partnership that is truly global and development that is truly sustainable.