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,
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Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,
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Recalling the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,]**
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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,
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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,]
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Recognizing the importance of the settlement of disputes or conflicts through peaceful means,
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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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