Answer + ! what is the main idea of this phrase? likewise, my government has made it clear in the course of the development of the declaration that it does not consider that the economic and social and cultural rights stated in the declaration imply an obligation on governments to assure the enjoyment of these rights by direct governmental action. this was made quite clear in the human rights commission text of article 23 which served as a so-called "umbrella" article to the articles on economic and social rights. we consider that the principle has not been affected by the fact that this article no longer contains a reference to the articles which follow it. this in no way affects our whole-hearted support for the basic principles of economic, social, and cultural rights set forth in these articles.