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It recognized that the rapid development of emerging technolo- gies, such as artificial intelligence, digital technology, biotechnology and ma- terial technology, has been constantly transforming traditional industries, pro- moting economic development and improving production and human lives. (...) Main points from the discussion • Emerging technologies are transforming all aspects of our societies, which can be powerful tools for good.

(44) FAO, World Livestock: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals (Rome, 2018) (...) (54) FAO and others, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Transforming Food Systems for Affordable Healthy Diets (Rome, FAO, 2020). .www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweightالظر (55) (56) FAO and others, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Transforming Food Systems for Food Security, Improved Nutrition and Affordable Healthy Diets for All (Rome, FAO, 2021). (...) (107) UNICEF, “COVID-19 and the looming debt crisis: protecting and transforming social spending for inclusive recoveries”, Innocenti Policy Brief Series, No. 2021-01 (April 2021)

Children with disabilities are of particular concern as societal attitudes, often based on traditional beliefs, result in the majority of them being kept hidden behind closed __________ 50 Hendricks and Meagher, “Women’s property rights”, p. 2. 51 HelpAge USA, “Security of tenure for older women”, p. 1. 52 HelpAge International, “The right to health in old age: unavailable, inaccessible and unacceptable” (2011), second page. 53 Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, “Disability policy audit in Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi and Mozambique” (2008), p. 81. 54 Ibid. 55 Kerry Selvester and others, “Transforming Cash Transfers: Beneficiary and Community Perspectives of the Basic Social Subsidy Programme in Mozambique” (2012), p. 33. 56 Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, “Disability policy audit”, p. 14. 57 Assistance Network for Landmine Victims (RAVIM) and Handicap International Mozambique, People with Disabilities in the Suburban Areas of Maputo and Matola (2010), p. 30.

.: General 17 November 2016 Arabic Original: English A/HRC/34/G/1 GE.16-20352 2 Annex to the letter dated 1 November 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council Declaration of the V Baku International Humanitarian Forum We, politicians, scholars and representatives of international organizations, culture, civil society and the mass media, who took part in the V Baku International Humanitarian Forum held in Baku, capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on 29 to 30 September 2016, Guided by the United Nations Millennium Declaration and taking into account the Resolution of the UN General Assembly of 25 September 2015 on sustainable development until 2030 and the Paris Agreement on climate change of 12 December 2015; Noting that progress has been made in achieving the goals set out in the Millennium Declaration; Highly commending the substantial shifts achieved in recent years in the resolution of many humanitarian problems, in particular in access to education, health care and information‫and‫communication‫in‫overcoming‫thedigital‫and‫shaping”‫divide“‫,‫technology‫ a knowledge-based society; Declaring our commitment to the new broad, ambitious, universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and noting the importance of maintaining and increasing human capital; Acknowledging the fundamental significance of human dignity and the principles of the supremacy of the law, justice, equality and respect for racial, ethnic and cultural diversity and considering the increase in human capital the main prerequisite for the achievement of the millennium goals; Calling on everyone to mobilize efforts to achieve the 17 sustainable development goals and to persevere in hitting the 169 targets set for humanity; Considering that there can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development, and calling all countries and peoples to a prompt and fair resolution of the current conflicts in the world; Agreeing with the need for balance in achieving the economic, social, ecological and other components of sustainable development; Realizing that for many countries immense problems requiring the creation of different short-term and long-term programmes still stand on the path of sustainable development; Vigorously condemning escalating conflicts, militant extremism, terrorism and the related humanitarian crises and the forced displacement of people; Noting that despite all attempts to achieve effective intercultural, interfaith and inter- civilizational dialogue, manifestations of xenophobia, racism, intolerance and ignorance of the achievements and potential of the policy of multiculturalism remain potent around the world; Expressing our commitment to the policy of gender equality and ensuring the rights of people in vulnerable situations; A/HRC/34/G/1 3 GE.16-20352 Highlighting the fact that the rights of ecological civilization can be affirmed only by taking into account the fundamental principles of humanitarian ethics and with the full mobilization of intellectual, cultural and social potential; Taking into account the huge role of the mass media and information technology in developing humanitarian cooperation; Wishing to mobilize efforts for the reliable preservation of our planet and its natural resources and for ensuring development and the use of technology, taking into consideration climate factors and the need to preserve biodiversity; Recalling that in conditions of globalization the search by the scientific community for appropriate responses to the challenges of the 21st century, the convergence of sciences, innovative technology and biotechnology throw up a wide spectrum of philosophical and ethical problems; Having examined in the course of discussions and broad exchanges of views such aspects of global humanitarian problems as: • different models of multiculturalism: from theory to humanitarian practice • the importance of preserving the human capital in conditions of mass migration as a basis for sustainable development. • transforming of journalism for the information age and its role in ensuring inter- civilizational dialogue • sustainable development and ecological civilization • molecular biology, biophysics, biotechnology and issues of personnel training in modern medicine: innovative and ethical problems

.: General 21 December 2020 Resolution 2558 (2020) Adopted by the Security Council on 21 December 2020 The Security Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming General Assembly and Security Council resolutions 70/262 and 2282 (2016) of 27 April 2016, as well as A/RES/60/180 and S/RES/1645 (2005) of 20 December 2005, A/RES/65/7 and S/RES/1947 (2010) of 29 October 2010, and A/RES/72/276 and S/RES/2413 (2018) of 26 April 2018, and recalling statements of the President of the Security Council of 28 July 2016, 21 December 2017, and 18 December 2018, Reaffirming that development, peace and security, and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, Reaffirming that ‘sustaining peace’ should be broadly understood as a goal and a process to build a common vision of a society, ensuring that the needs of all segments of the population are taken into account, which encompasses activities aimed at preventing the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, addressing root causes, assisting parties to conflict to end hostilities, ensuring national reconciliation, and moving towards recovery, reconstruction and development, and emphasizing that sustaining peace is a shared task and responsibility that needs to be fulfilled by the government and all other national stakeholders, and should flow through all three pillars of the United Nations’ engagement at all stages of conflict, and in all its dimensions, and needs sustained international attention and assistance, Reaffirming the primary responsibility of national Governments and authorities in identifying, driving and directing priorities, strategies and activities for peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and in this regard, emphasizing that inclusivity is key to advancing national peacebuilding processes and objectives in order to ensure that the needs of all segments of society are taken into account, Noting that this year marks the twentieth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, and the fifth anniversaries of Security council resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, peace and security, and recognising S/2020/1269 20-17627 3/4 the importance of the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and youth in peacebuilding, recalling further the fifth anniversary of the General Assembly resolution, A/RES/70/1, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, Expressing grave concern about the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, especially in conflict-affected countries, and stressing the need for full implementation of Security Council resolution 2532 (2020) and noting the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution A/RES/74/306 in this regard, further noting that 2020 inaugurates the decade of action on the SDGs, recognizing that progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and all its goals and targets could be hampered, and peacebuilding and development gains reversed, and emphasizing the need to integrate peacebuilding and sustaining peace into efforts to build back better, Welcoming the presentation of the report of the Secretary-General on peacebuilding and sustaining peace,1 and the valuable inputs for the 2020 review of the peacebuilding architecture of the Peacebuilding Commission through its letter dated 2 July 2020, of the group of Independent Eminent Persons through its letters dated 6 July 2020, and noting input from thematic and regional consultations, and encouraging relevant United Nations bodies and organs including the Peacebuilding Commission to consider the inputs further, 1.

:Radhika Balakrishnan, Lisa McGowan and Cassandra Waters, ”Transforming women’s work ان ر: (9) policies for an inclusive economic agenda“ (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Solidarity Center and Rutgers University, 2016), p. 10. (...) :Radhika Balakrishnan, Lisa McGowan and Cassandra Waters, ”Transforming women’s work ان ــــــــــــــر: (19) policies for an inclusive economic agenda“, (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Solidarity Center and Rutgers University, 2016), p. 7. (...) ــر: (36) United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Progress of the ان ــــــــــــــ World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights (New York, 2015), p. 74.