Alternative Approaches and Ways and Means Within the United Nations System for Improving the Effective Enjoyment of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 1986.

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19 versions · 1976–1995

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/49/186

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1995	A/RES/49/186	Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms	927	79%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/123	Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms	1,142	—
1993	A/RES/47/137	Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms	—	—
1992	A/RES/46/117	Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/96	Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Violations International Instruments International Security Peace Right to Development Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Standards

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17 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its request that the Commission on Human Rights continue its current work on the overall analysis with a view to further promoting and improving human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the Commission's programme and working methods, and on the overall analysis of the altemative approaches and ways and means for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in accordance with the provisions and concepts of General Assembly resolution 32/ l 30 and other relevant texts;

Ajfirms that a primary aim ofintemational co-operation in the field of human rights is a life of freedom, dignity and peace for ali peoples and for each human being, that ali human rights and fundamental freedoms are indivisible and interrelated and that the promotion and protection of one category of rights should never exempt or excuse States from the promotion and protection of the others;

Affirms its profound conviction that equal attention and urgent consideration should be given to the implementation, promotion and protection of both civil and política! and economic, social and cultural rights;

Reaffirms that it is of paramount importance for the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Member States should undertake specific obligations through accession to, or ratification of, intemational instruments in this field and, consequently, that the standard-setting work within the United Nations system in the field of human rights and the universal acceptance and

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implementation of the relevant intemational instruments should be encouraged;

Reiterates once again that the intemational community should accord, or continue to accord, priority to the search for solutions to mass and flagrant violations of human rights of peoples and individuals affected by situations such as those mentioned in paragraph 1 (e) of General Assembly resolution 32/ l 30, paying due attention also to other situations of violations of human rights;

Reaffirms its responsibility for achieving intemational co-operation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for ali, and expresses its concem at serious violations ofhuman rights, in particular mass and flagrant violations of these rights, wherever they occur;

Expresses concern at the present situation with regard to the achievement of the objectives and goals for establishing the new intemational economic order and its adverse effects on the full realization of human rights, in particular the right to development;

Reaffirms that the right to development is an inalienable human right;

Reaffirms a/so that intemational peace and security are essential elements in achieving the full realization of the right to development;

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Recognizes that ali human rights and fundamental freedoms are indivisible and interdependent;

Considers it necessary that ali Member States promote intemational co-operation on the basis ofrespect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of each State, including the right of each people to choose freely its own socio-economic and political system and to exercise full sovereignty over its wealth and natural resources, subject to the principies referred to in article 1, paragraph 2, and article 25 of the Intemational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with a view to resolving intemational problems of an economic, social and humanitarian character;

Expresses concern at the disparity existing between the established norms and principies and the actual situation of ali human rights and fundamental freedoms in the world;

Urges ali States to co-operate with the Commission on Human Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Reiterates the need to create, at the national and intemational levels, conditions for the full promotion and protection of the human rights of individuals and peoples;

Reaffirms once again that, in order to facilitate the full enjoyment of ali rights and complete personal dignity, it is necessary to promote the rights to education, work, health and proper nourishment through the adoption of measures at the national leve!, including those that provide for workers' participation in management, as well as the adoption of measures at the intemational leve!, including the establishment of the new intemational economic order;

Again requests the Commission on Human Rights to take the necessary measures to promote the right to development, and welcomes the decision of the Commission, in its resolution 1985/43, conceming the future work of the Working Group of Govemmental Experts on the Right to Development;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the ( ,eneral Assemhlv al its forty-first session a report con-

taining information on the progress made by the Working Group in the accomplishment of its tasks;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".

153 See ST/HR/SER,NIY 154See ST/HR/SER,Nl7.

156 E/CN.4/1983/ll, rJCN.4/1984,tJ am! Corr.l and 2 ami FICN-1

1985/11. 24_1 157 A/401348 and Add.l and 2.

1 IQ St-e A 401348. annex 11 15g See A/401348/ Add l and 2.

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