Promotion of Peace as a Vital Requirement for the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights by All

A/RES/73/170View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2019.

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10 versions · 2004–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/169

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/169	Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,198	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/216	Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,192	99%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/177	Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,186	98%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/170	Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,171	90%Compare
2015	A/RES/69/176	Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,149	98%Compare

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4 subjects

Dispute Settlement Human Rights Peace Right to Peace

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12 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the Declaration on the Right to Peace,⁹ adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016, and invites States, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to disseminate the Declaration and to promote universal respect and understanding thereof;

⁹Resolution 71/189, annex.

Reaffirms that the peoples of our planet have a sacred right to peace;

Also reaffirms that the preservation of the right of peoples to peace and the promotion of its implementation constitute a fundamental obligation of all States;

Stresses that peace is a vital requirement for the promotion and protection of all human rights for all;

Also stresses that the deep fault line that divides human society between the rich and the poor and the ever-increasing gap between the developed and developing worlds pose a major threat to global prosperity, peace and security and stability;

Emphasizes that the preservation and promotion of peace demand that the policies of States be directed towards the elimination of the threat of war, particularly nuclear war, the renunciation of the use or threat of use of force in international relations and the settlement of international disputes by peaceful means on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations;

Affirms that all States should promote the establishment, maintenance and strengthening of international peace and security and an international system based on respect for the principles enshrined in the Charter and the promotion of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development and the right of peoples to self-determination;

Urges all States to respect and to put into practice the purposes and principles of the Charter in their relations with other States, irrespective of their political, economic or social system and of their size, geographical location or level of economic development;

Reaffirms the duty of all States, in accordance with the principles of the Charter, to use peaceful means to settle any dispute to which they are party and the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, as a vital requirement for the promotion and protection of all human rights of everyone and all peoples;

Underlines the vital importance of education for peace as a tool to foster the realization of the right of peoples to peace, and encourages States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour;

Invites States and relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and procedures to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutual cooperation, understanding and dialogue in ensuring the promotion and protection of all human rights;

Decides to continue consideration of the question of the promotion of the right of peoples to peace at its seventy-fifth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”.

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