Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order

A/HRC/RES/8/5View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

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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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Affirms that everyone and every people have the right to a democratic and equitable international order;

Also affirms that a democratic and equitable international order fosters the full realization of all human rights for all;

Further affirms 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 freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development;

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

The right of every human person and all peoples to development, as a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of fundamental human rights;

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, international solidarity and cooperation among all States;

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 principles of full and equal participation in their respective decision-making mechanisms;

The right to equitable participation of all, without any discrimination, in domestic as well as 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 communication 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 inequalities in the flow of information to and from developing countries;

The promotion of an inclusive global technology and knowledge society directed towards bridging the technology and knowledge divide, promoting a universal, equitable and non-discriminatory access to knowledge and technologies;

Respect for cultural diversity and the cultural rights of everyone;

The right of every person and all peoples to a healthy environment and to an enhanced international cooperation that respond effectively to the needs of assistance of national efforts of adaptation to climate change, particularly in developing countries, and that promote 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 everyone of ownership of the common heritage of mankind in connection to a public right of access to culture;

The shared responsibility of the nations of the world for managing worldwide economic and social issues as well as threats to international peace and security that should be exercised multilaterally;

Stresses the importance of preserving the rich and diverse nature of the international community of nations and peoples, as well as respect for the universality of human rights, 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, peace, equality and equity, human dignity, mutual understanding and 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;

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, as well as to ensure that the resources released by effective disarmament measures are used for comprehensive development, in particular that of developing countries;

Expresses its rejection of unilateralism and stresses its commitment to multilateralism and multilaterally agreed solutions, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, as the only reasonable method of addressing international problems;

Recalls the proclamation by the General Assembly of its determination 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, which shall correct inequalities and redress existing injustices, make it possible to eliminate the widening gap between the developed and the developing countries, and ensure steadily accelerating economic and social development and peace and justice for present and future generations;

Reaffirms that the international community should devise ways and means to remove current obstacles and meet the challenges to the full realization of all human rights and to prevent the continuation of human rights violations resulting there from throughout the world;

Urges States to continue their efforts, through enhanced international cooperation, towards the establishment of a democratic and equitable international order;

Requests the human rights treaty bodies, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the mechanisms 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 make contributions towards its implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of Member States, United Nations organs, bodies and components, intergovernmental organizations, in particular the Bretton Woods institutions, and non-governmental organizations and to disseminate it on the widest possible basis;

Decides to continue consideration of the matter under the same agenda item in accordance with the annual program of work.

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