Human Rights and Use of Scientific and Technological Developments

A/RES/41/113View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95 Human rights and scientific and technological developments, published in 1987.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1984–1988

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/42/99

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1988	A/RES/42/99	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	825	66%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/113	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	649	55%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/111	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	953	87%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/134	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	892	76%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/113	Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments	765	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Disarmament Human Rights Advancement Right to Life Science and Technology War Propaganda

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7 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that all peoples and ali individuals have an inherent right to life and that the safeguarding of this cardinal right is an essential condition for the enjoyment ofthe en tire range of economic, social and cultural, as well as civil and political, rights;

Stresses once again the urgent need for the international community to make every effort to strengthen peace, remove the growing threat of war, particularly nuclear war, halt the arms race and achieve general and complete disarmament under effective intemational control and prevent violations of the principies of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and the self-determination of peoples, thus contributing to ensuring the right to life;

Stresses further the foremost importance of the implementation of practical measures of disarmament for releasing substantial additional resources, which should be utilized for social and economic development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries;

Calls upon all States, appropriate United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and intergovemmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to take the necessary measures to ensure that the results of scientific and technological progress are used exclusively in the interests of international peace, for the benefit of mankind and for promoting and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Again calls upon ali States that have not yet done so to take effective measures with a view to prohibiting, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, any propaganda for war, in particular the formulation, propounding and dissemination of and propaganda for doctrines and concepts aimed at unleashing nuclear war;

Looksforward to further efforts by the Commission on Human Rights to ensure the inherent right of all peoples and ali individuals to life;

Decides to consider this question at its forty-second session under the ítem entitled "Human rights and scientific and technological developments".

65 Resolution 3281 (XXIX). 66 Resolutions 3201 (S-VJ) and 3202 (S-V 1). 67 Resolution 2734 (XXV). 68 Resolt1tion 3384 (XXX). 6° P ·,,,lution 39/11, annex.

10 E/CN.4/Sub.2/1983/17

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