A/RES/60/163 Reaffirming the obligation of all States to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations, Reaffirming its commitment to peace, security and justice and the continuing development of friendly relations and cooperation among States, Rejecting the use of violence in pursuit of political aims, and stressing that only peaceful political solutions can ensure a stable and democratic future for all people around the world, Reaffirming the importance of ensuring respect for the principles of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States and nonintervention in matters that are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State, in accordance with the Charter and international law, Reaffirming also that all peoples have the right to self-determination, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Reaffirming further the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, 3 Recognizing that peace and development are mutually reinforcing, including in the prevention of armed conflict, Affirming that human rights include social, economic and cultural rights and the right to peace, a healthy environment and development, and that development is in fact the realization of those rights, Underlining the fact that the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental rights, is contrary to the Charter and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and cooperation, Recalling that everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 4 can be fully realized, Convinced of the aim of creating conditions of stability and well-being, which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, Convinced also that life without war is the primary international prerequisite for the material well-being, development and progress of countries and for the full implementation of the rights and fundamental human freedoms proclaimed by the United Nations, Convinced further that international cooperation in the field of human rights contributes to creating an international environment of peace and stability, 1. Stresses that peace is a vital requirement for the promotion and protection of all human rights for all; _______________ 3 4 2 Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. Resolution 217 A (III).