Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order

A/HRC/RES/60/6View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2025.

What else is in this group?

35 documents · 2001–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/208	Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order	2,971	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/6	Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order	2,273	–
2024	A/RES/79/168	Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order	3,134	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/7	Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order	1,994	–
2023	A/RES/78/196	Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order	3,147	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Democracy Equality of States Human Rights International Cooperation International Economic Relations

What’s in this document?

37 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that everyone is entitled to a democratic and equitable international order that fosters the full realization of all human rights for all;

Reiterates that democracy includes the promotion and protection of and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, that there is no single model of democracy, and that democracy does not belong to any country or region and is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives, and reaffirms the need for universal adherence to and implementation of the rule of law at both the national and international levels;

Reaffirms that the will of the people, as expressed through periodic and genuine elections, shall be the basis of government authority, and the right to choose representatives freely through periodic and genuine elections, which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures;

Calls upon States and the United Nations system to minimize the adverse impact of multiple interrelated global crises, including the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, through, inter alia, the strengthening and enhancement of international cooperation, the reform of the international financial architecture, increased equality of opportunities for trade, economic growth, sustainable development, global communications, increased intercultural exchange and the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity;

Reaffirms that a democratic and equitable international order requires, inter alia, the realization of the following:

The right of all peoples to self-determination, by virtue of which they can freely determine their political status and pursue freely their economic, social and cultural development, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and relevant United Nations resolutions;

The right of all peoples and States to permanent sovereignty over their natural wealth and resources;

The right of every human being and all peoples to development;

The right of all peoples to peace;

The right to an international economic order based on equal participation in the decision-making process, interdependence, mutual interest, solidarity and cooperation among all States;

The promotion, protection and realization of international solidarity as a right of peoples and individuals;

The promotion and consolidation of transparent, democratic, just and accountable international institutions in all areas of cooperation, in particular through the implementation of the principle of full and equal participation in their respective decision- making mechanisms;

The right to the equitable participation of all, without any discrimination, in domestic and global decision-making;

The principle of equitable regional and gender-balanced representation in the composition of the staff of the United Nations system;

The promotion of a free, just, effective and balanced international information and communications order, based on international cooperation for the establishment of a new equilibrium and greater reciprocity in the international flow of information, in particular correcting the digital gap and inequalities in the flow of information to and from developing countries;

Respect for cultural diversity and the cultural rights of all, since this enhances cultural pluralism, contributes to a wider exchange of knowledge and understanding of cultural backgrounds, advances the application and enjoyment of universally accepted human rights across the world and fosters stable, friendly relations among peoples and nations worldwide;

The right of every human being and all peoples to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and to enhanced international cooperation that provides means of implementation and responds effectively to the needs for financing, technology transfer, capacity-building and assistance of national efforts to adapt to climate change, particularly in developing countries, and that promotes the fulfilment of international agreements in the field of mitigation;

The promotion of equitable access to benefits from the international distribution of wealth through enhanced international cooperation, in particular in international economic, commercial and financial relations;

The enjoyment by human beings of ownership of the common heritage of humankind in connection to the public right of access to culture;

The shared responsibility of States for managing worldwide economic and social development and addressing threats to international peace and security, which should be exercised multilaterally;

The transformation of the international financial architecture and a comprehensive solution to the problem of foreign debt and the debt burden;

The elimination of unilateral coercive measures, including the drawing up of illegal and unilateral lists, such as the list of States that allegedly sponsor terrorism, as they are contrary to the Charter and international law, including international human rights law;

The fulfilment of development financing commitments, including with regard to official development assistance, climate finance, capacity-building and technology transfer, to contribute to national development efforts and to address the gaps and inequities between developed and developing countries;

The enhancement of South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation that are a complement to, not a substitute for, North-South cooperation, by fostering deeper collaboration and partnerships, ensuring knowledge exchange, aligning efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals and leveraging innovative financing mechanisms to enhance their sustainability and impact;

Stresses the importance of preserving the rich and diverse nature of the international community of nations and peoples, and of respect for national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds, in the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights;

Urges all actors on the international scene to build an international order based on inclusion, justice, equality and equity, human dignity and mutual understanding, and the promotion of and respect for cultural diversity and universal human rights, and to reject all doctrines of exclusion based on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as on hate speech and supremacist ideologies;

Reaffirms that all States should promote the establishment, maintenance and strengthening of international peace and security, and to that end should do their utmost to achieve general and complete disarmament under effective international control and to ensure that the resources released by effective disarmament measures are used for sustainable development, in particular that of developing countries;

Underlines that attempts to overthrow legitimate governments by force or other illegal means disrupt the democratic and constitutional order, the legitimate exercise of power and the full enjoyment of human rights;

Reaffirms the need to continue to work urgently for the establishment of an international economic order based on equity, sovereign equality, interdependence, common interest and cooperation among all States, irrespective of their economic and social systems, in order to correct inequalities and redress existing injustices, to make it possible to eliminate the widening gap between developed and developing countries and to ensure steadily accelerating economic and social development and peace and justice for present and future generations;

Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order;²

²A/HRC/60/31.

Reiterates that renewed multilateralism, with a more effective and more inclusive approach, is essential in order to respond to current global challenges and crises, with people and respect for all human rights at the centre of this process, and stresses that such an endeavour necessitates the global leadership and the coordination of a robust and adequately funded United Nations, and the full commitment and sustained engagement of States, international financial institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society;

Calls upon all Governments to continue to cooperate with and assist the Independent Expert in the discharge of his mandate, and to provide him with all the necessary information requested by him in order to enable him to fulfil his duties effectively;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide all the human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate by the Independent Expert;

Invites the Independent Expert, in accordance with his mandate, to study and present concrete measures that can be adopted by States and international institutions to contribute to the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order and the transformation of the international financial architecture, which would positively contribute to national efforts for the promotion and protection of human rights, in close cooperation with relevant United Nations entities, academia, think tanks and research institutes, particularly the South Centre, and other relevant stakeholders from all regions;

Requests the human rights treaty bodies, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to pay due attention, within their respective mandates, to the present resolution and to contribute to its implementation;

Requests the Independent Expert to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, in accordance with their programmes of work;

Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item, in accordance with its programme of work.

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