Right of peoples to peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

  • Author: UN General Assembly (40th sess. : 1985-1986)
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  • Date:
    11 November 1985
 

Right of peoples to peace

  The General Assembly, Bearing in mind that the year 1986 was proclaimed the International Year of Peace, Recalling that the principal aim of establishing the United Nations forty years ago, as enshrined in the Charter, was to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, Reaffirming the strong resolve of peoples to maintain and strengthen international peace and security, Recalling its Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, approved on 12 November 1984, Recalling further that, pursuant to the Declaration, all States and international organizations are urged to do their utmost to contribute to the implementation of the right of peoples to peace, Bearing in mind that peace is an inalienable right of every human being and that, in the Proclamation of the International Year of Peace approved on 24 October 1985, the General Assembly, having reaffirmed that peace constitutes a universal ideal, called upon all peoples to join with the United Nations in resolute efforts to safeguard peace and the future of humanity, Taking note of the programme for the International Year of Peace,

1. Calls upon all States and international organizations to do their utmost to implement the provisions of the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace;

2. Requests the Secretary-General, when submitting his report on the implementation of the programme for the International Year of Peace, to report on the measures taken by Member States and international organizations in the implementation of the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace..

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