Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2003  [on the report of the Third Committee (A/58/508/Add.2)]  58/193. Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all  human rights        The General Assembly,    Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,  and expressing in particular the need to achieve international cooperation in  promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for  all without distinction,    Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 as well as the Vienna  Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human  Rights on 25 June 1993,2    Recalling also the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights3 and  the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,3    Recalling further the Declaration on the Right to Development adopted by the  General Assembly in its resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986,    Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration4 and the outcome  documents of the twenty-third5 and twenty-fourth6 special sessions of the General  Assembly, held, respectively, in New York from 5 to 10 June 2000 and in Geneva  from 26 June to 1 July 2000,     Recalling also its resolutions 57/204 and 57/205 of 18 December 2002,     Recalling further Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/23 of  22 April 2003 on globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of human  rights,7  _______________  1 Resolution 217 A (III).  2 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.  3 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.  4 See resolution 55/2.  5 Resolution S-23/2, annex, and resolution S-23/3, annex.  6 Resolution S-24/2, annex.  7 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2003, Supplement No. 3 (E/2003/23), chap. II,  sect. A.   A/RES/58/193  2    Recognizing that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent  and interrelated and that the international community must treat human rights  globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same  emphasis,    Realizing that globalization affects all countries differently and makes them  more exposed to external developments, positive as well as negative, inter alia, in  the field of human rights,    Realizing also that globalization is not merely an economic process, but that it  also has social, political, environmental, cultural and legal dimensions, which have  an impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights,    Realizing further the need to undertake a thorough, independent and  comprehensive assessment of the social, environmental and cultural impact of  globalization on societies,    Recognizing in each culture a dignity and value that deserve recognition,  respect and preservation, and convinced that, in their rich variety and diversity and  in the reciprocal influences that they exert on one another, all cultures form part of  the common heritage belonging to all humankind, and aware that the risk of a global  monoculture poses more of a threat if the developing world remains poor and  marginalized,    Recognizing also that multilateral mechanisms have a unique role to play in  meeting the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization,    Expressing concern at the negative impact of international financial turbulence  on social and economic development and on the full enjoyment of all human rights,    Deeply concerned that the widening gap between the developed and the  developing countries, and within countries, has contributed, inter alia, to deepening  poverty and has adversely affected the full enjoyment of all human rights, in  particular in developing countries,    Noting that human beings strive for a world that is respectful of human rights  and cultural diversity and that, in this regard, they work to ensure that all activities,  including those affected by globalization, are consistent with those aims,    1.  Recognizes that, while globalization, by its impact on, inter alia, the role  of the State, may affect human rights, the promotion and protection of all human  rights is first and foremost the responsibility of the State;    2.  Reaffirms that narrowing the gap between rich and poor, both within and  between countries, is an explicit goal at the national and international levels, as part  of the effort to create an enabling environment for the full enjoyment of all human  rights;    3.  Reaffirms also the commitment to creating an environment at both the  national and the global level that is conducive to development and to the elimination  of poverty through, inter alia, good governance within each country and at the  international level, transparency in the financial, monetary and trading systems and  commitment to an open, equitable, rule-based, predictable and non-discriminatory  multilateral trading and financial system;    4.  Recognizes that, while globalization offers great opportunities, the fact  that its benefits are very unevenly shared and its costs unevenly distributed  represents an aspect of the process that affects the full enjoyment of all human  rights, in particular in developing countries;   A/RES/58/193  3    5.  Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights on globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of human  rights,8 which focuses on the liberalization of agricultural trade and its impact on  the realization of the right to development, including the right to food, and takes  note of the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;     6.  Calls upon Member States, relevant agencies of the United Nations  system, intergovernmental organizations and civil society to promote equitable and  environmentally sustainable economic growth for managing globalization, so that  poverty is systematically reduced and the international development targets are  achieved;    7.  Recognizes that only through broad and sustained efforts, including  policies and measures at the global level to create a shared future based upon our  common humanity in all its diversity, can globalization be made fully inclusive and  equitable and have a human face, thus contributing to the full enjoyment of all  human rights;    8.  Underlines the urgent need to establish an equitable, transparent and  democratic international system in which poor people and countries have a more  effective voice;     9.  Affirms that globalization is a complex process of structural  transformation, with numerous interdisciplinary aspects, which has an impact on the  enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right  to development;    10. Affirms also that the international community should strive to respond to  the challenges and opportunities posed by globalization in a manner that ensures  respect for the cultural diversity of all;    11. Underlines, therefore, the need to continue to analyse the consequences  of globalization for the full enjoyment of all human rights;    12. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,9 and requests the  Secretary-General to seek further the views of Member States and relevant agencies  of the United Nations system and to submit a substantive report on this subject to  the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session.    77th plenary meeting  22 December 2003  _______________  8 E/CN.4/2002/54.  9 A/58/257.