A/HRC/29/45 Annex Text presented by the Chairperson-Rapporteur on 24 April 2015 United Nations declaration on the right to peace* Preamble The General Assembly, PP1 Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, PP2 Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, PP3 Recalling also the Declaration on the Right to Development, the United Nations Millennium Declaration, including the Millennium Development Goals, and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, PP4 Recalling further the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace and the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, and other international instruments relevant to the subject of the present declaration, PP5 Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, [PP6 Recalling the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,]** PP7 Reaffirming the obligations of all Member States, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations, and to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice are not endangered, [PP8 Reaffirming that the full realization of the right of all peoples, including those living under colonial or other forms of alien domination or foreign occupation, to self-determination, as enshrined in the Charter and embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights, as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, is integrally linked to the fuller development of a culture of peace,] PP9 Recognizing the importance of the settlement of disputes or conflicts through peaceful means, [PP10 * ** 16 Deeply deploring all acts of terrorism, recalling that the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism recognizes that acts, methods and practices of terrorism constitute a grave violation of the purposes and principles of the United Nations and may pose a threat to international peace and security, jeopardize friendly relations among States, threaten the territorial integrity and security of States, hinder international cooperation and aim at the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and the democratic bases of society, and solemnly reaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism [including providing support for terrorist groups, such as financial The title of the the text presented by the Chairperson-Rapporteur was not discussed at the third session of the working group. Square brackets denote text on which consensus was not reached.

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