United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/94
Distr.: General
28 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 114 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/602/Add.2 and Corr.1)]
55/94.
United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education,
1995–2004, and public information activities in the field
of human rights
The General Assembly,
Guided by the fundamental and universal principles enshrined in the Charter of
the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1
Reaffirming article 26 of the Declaration, which states that “education shall be
directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening
of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”,
Recalling the provisions of other international human rights instruments,
including article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, 2 article 10 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 3 article 7 of the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 4 article 29 of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child, 5 article 10 of the Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 6 and paragraphs 78 to 82 of
the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference
on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 7 which reflect the aims of article 26 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Recalling the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the
Commission on Human Rights concerning the United Nations Decade for Human
Rights Education, 1995–2004, public information activities in the field of human
rights, including the World Public Information Campaign on Human Rights and the
implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, the project of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
1
Resolution 217 A (III).
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3
Resolution 34/180, annex.
4
Resolution 2106 A (XX) annex.
5
Resolution 44/25, annex.
6
Resolution 39/46, annex.
7
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
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