Promotion of the Right of Peoples to Peace

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2003–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/17/16

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2003A/RES/57/216Promotion of the right of peoples to peace

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What subjects does this mandate have?

16 topics

Conferences Dispute Settlement Economic Gap Education for Peace Experts Force in International Relations Human Rights Human Rights Advancement International Relations International Security Nuclear War Peace Right to Development Right to Peace Self-Determination of Peoples War Prevention

What does this mandate say?

19 operative paragraphs

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 each State;

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, security and stability;

Emphasizes that ensuring the exercise of the right of peoples to peace and its promotion 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 of the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations 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 principles and purposes of the Charter in their relations with all other States, irrespective of their political, economic or social systems, or 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 parties and the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, and encourages States to settle their disputes as early as possible, 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, United Nations specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute actively to this endeavour;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to convene, before April 2009, and taking into account previous practices, a three-day workshop on the right of peoples to peace, with the participation of two experts from countries of each of the five regional groups, in order:

To further clarify the content and scope of this right;

To propose measures that raise awareness of the importance of realizing this right;

To suggest concrete actions to mobilize States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in the promotion of the right of peoples to peace;

Also requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights:

To select as soon as possible those 10 experts, through consultations with States and relevant stakeholders;

To timely extend an invitation to those experts in order to attend the workshop and actively participate in it, including by presenting discussion papers on the subjects identified in paragraph 10 above;

To report on the outcome of the workshop to the Council at its eleventh session, to be held in June 2009;

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 considering the issue at its eleventh session under the same agenda item.

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