Human Rights Council
Resolution 8/5.
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international
order
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling all previous resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission
on Human Rights on this issue, in particular General Assembly resolution 61/160 of 19
December 2006 and the Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/57 of 20 April
2005,
Reaffirming that everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which
the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be
fully realized,
Affirming that the enhancement of international cooperation for the promotion of
all human rights should continue in full conformity with the purposes and principles of
the Charter of the United Nations and international law, as set forth in articles 1 and 2 of
the Charter, and, inter alia, with full respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
independence, the non-use of force, or the threat of force, in international relations, and
non-intervention in matters that are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any
State,
Stressing that the responsibility for managing worldwide economic and social
issues, as well as threats to international peace and security, must be shared among the
nations of the world and should be exercised multilaterally, and that in this regard the
central role must be played by the United Nations, as the most universal and
representative organization in the world,
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