A/RES/60/251
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
3 April 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda items 46 and 120
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 March 2006
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.48)]
60/251. Human Rights Council
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United
Nations, including developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for
the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and achieving
international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social,
cultural or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms for all,
Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 and the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action, 2 and recalling the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, 3 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights3 and other human rights instruments,
Reaffirming further that all human rights are universal, indivisible,
interrelated, interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must
be treated in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same
emphasis,
Reaffirming that, while the significance of national and regional particularities
and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, all
States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, have the duty to
promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Emphasizing the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter,
to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of any
kind as to race, colour, sex, language or religion, political or other opinion, national
or social origin, property, birth or other status,
Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the
pillars of the United Nations system and the foundations for collective security and
well-being, and recognizing that development, peace and security and human rights
are interlinked and mutually reinforcing,
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1
Resolution 217 A (III).
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
3
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
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