United Nations
A/RES/64/155
Distr.: General
8 March 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 69 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2009
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/64/439/Add.2 (Part II))]
64/155. Strengthening the role of the United Nations in
enhancing periodic and genuine elections and
the promotion of democratization
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming that democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed
will of the people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural
systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives,
Reaffirming also that, while democracies share common features, there is no
single model of democracy and that democracy does not belong to any country or
region, and reaffirming further the necessity of due respect for sovereignty and the
right to self-determination,
Stressing that democracy, development and respect for all human rights and
fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming that Member States are responsible for organizing, conducting and
ensuring free and fair electoral processes and that Member States, in the exercise of
their sovereignty, may request that international organizations provide advisory
services or assistance for strengthening and developing their electoral institutions
and processes, including sending preliminary missions for that purpose,
Recalling its previous resolutions on the subject, in particular resolution
62/150 of 18 December 2007,
Reaffirming that United Nations electoral assistance and support for the
promotion of democratization are provided only at the specific request of the
Member State concerned,
Noting with satisfaction that increasing numbers of Member States are using
elections as a peaceful means of discerning the will of the people, which builds
confidence in representational governance and contributes to greater national peace
and stability,
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