Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, para. h

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Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
  • N.A.
Year
1948
Paragraph type
Preamble
Reference
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), A/RES/217 (III), Preamble, h.
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Preamble
Paragraph number
h