Reaffirming the importance of ensuring respect for the Purposes and Principles of the
Charter and international law, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independence of States,
Reaffirming also that all peoples have the right to self-determination, by virtue of which
they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural
development,
Reaffirming further the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter,
Recognizing that peace and security, development and human rights are mutually
interlinked and reinforcing,
Affirming that human rights include social, economic and cultural rights and the right to
peace, a healthy environment and development, and that development is, in fact, the realization
of these rights,
Underlining that the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and
exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental rights, is contrary to the Charter and an
impediment to the promotion of world peace and cooperation,
Recalling 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,
Convinced of the aim of creating conditions of stability and well-being, which are
necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of
the equal rights and self-determination of peoples,
Convinced also that life without war is the primary international prerequisite for the
material well-being, development and progress of countries and for the full implementation of
the rights and fundamental human freedoms proclaimed by the United Nations,
Convinced further that international cooperation in the field of human rights contributes to
the creation of an international environment of peace and stability,
1.
Reaffirms that the peoples of our planet have a sacred right to peace;
2.
Also reaffirms that the preservation of the right of peoples to peace and the
promotion of its implementation constitute a fundamental obligation of all States;
3.
for all;
Stresses the importance of peace for the promotion and protection of all human rights
4.
Also stresses that the deep fault line that divides human society between the rich and
the poor and the ever-increasing gap between the developed world and the developing world
pose a major threat to global prosperity, peace, human rights, security and stability;
5.
Further stresses that peace and security, development and human rights are the
pillars of the United Nations system and the foundations for collective security and well-being;
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