Recommendations concerning international respect for the right of peoples and nations to self-determination

UN General Assembly, Recommendations concerning international respect for the right of peoples and nations to self-determination, A/RES/1188, UN General Assembly, 11 December 1957, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1957/en/7384 [accessed 15 January 2025]
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XII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1188. Recommendations concerning international respect for the right of peoples and nations to self-determination

The General Assembly, Recalling that one of the purposes and principles of the United Nations is to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Recalling further its resolution 545 (VI) of 5 February 1952 in which it decided to include in the International Covenants on Human Rights an article which should provide: "All peoples shall have the right of self-determination", Reaffirming the principles embodied in the above-mentioned resolution that all States, including those having responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories, should promote the realization of that right, in conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Considering that disregard for the right to self-determination not only undermines the basis of friendly relations among nations as defined in the Charter of the United Nations but also creates conditions which may prevent further realization of the right itself, Believing that such a situation is contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations,

1. Reaffirms that it is of international importance that, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations:

(a) Member States shall, in their relations with one another, give due respect to the right of self-determination;

(b) Member States having responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories shall promote the realization and facilitate the exercise of this right by the peoples of such Territories;

2. Decides to consider further at its thirteenth session the item "Recommendations concerning international respect for the right of peoples and nations to self-determination", including the proposals contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 586 D (XX) of 29 July 1955.

727th plenary meeting,
11 December 1957.
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