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

A/RES/48/123View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

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?

12 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Conferences Declarations Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Violations International Security Peace Right to Development Sovereignty Work Organization

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Resolution 217 A (III).

Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

See A/47/675-S/24816.

Reiterates its request that the Commission on Human Rights should continue its current work on overall analysis with a view to further promoting and strengthening human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and working methods of the Commission, and on the overall analysis of the alternative approaches and ways and means for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the provisions and ideas set forth in General Assembly resolution 32/130;

Affirms that a primary aim of international cooperation in the field of human rights is a life of freedom, dignity and peace for all peoples and for every human being, that all 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 promoting and protecting the others;

Reaffirms that equal attention and urgent consideration should be given to the implementation, promotion and protection of civil and political rights and of economic, social and cultural rights;

Reiterates once again that the international 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 32/130, paying due attention also to other situations of violations of human rights;

Notes that the questions mentioned in paragraph 4 above were discussed during the World Conference on Human Rights held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993 and are referred to in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 4/ as obstacles still prevailing to the achievement of further progress in the field of human rights;

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

Reaffirms also that international peace and security are essential elements for achieving the full realization of the right to development;

A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.

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

Considers it necessary for all Member States to promote international cooperation on the basis of respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of each State, including the right of every people to choose freely its own socio-economic and political system, with a view to solving international economic, social and humanitarian problems;

Urges all States to cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Also urges all States to promote international cooperation which contributes to the enhancement of the promotion and preservation of human rights, unbiased by any political motivation or condition whatsoever;

Decides that the approaches to future work within the United Nations system on human rights matters should take into account the content of the Declaration on the Right to Development and the need for the implementation thereof;

Decides to consider this question at its forty-ninth session.

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