Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

A/RES/74/191 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 December 2019 Seventy-fourth session Agenda item 83 The rule of law at the national and international levels Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2019 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/74/429)] 74/191. The rule of law at the national and international levels The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 73/207 of 20 December 2018, Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, which are indispensable foundations of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world, and reiterating its determination to foster strict respect for them and to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world, Reaffirming that human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interlinked and mutually reinforcing and that they belong to the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United Nations, Reaffirming also the need for universal adherence to and implementation of the rule of law at both the national and international levels and its solemn co mmitment to an international order based on the rule of law and international law, which, together with the principles of justice, is essential for peaceful coexistence and cooperation among States, Bearing in mind that the activities of the United Nations carried out in support of efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate the rule of law are undertaken in accordance with the Charter, and stressing the need to strengthen support to Member States, upon their request, in the domestic implementation o f their respective international obligations through enhanced technical assistance and capacity building, Convinced that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and international levels is essential for the realization of sustained economic growth, sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and hunger and the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and acknowledging that collective 19-22399 (E) 090120 *1922399*