A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/54/174 15 February 2000 Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 116 (b) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/54/605/Add.2)] 54/174. Strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of nonselectivity, impartiality and objectivity The General Assembly, Bearing in mind that among the purposes of the United Nations are those of developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples and taking other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace, as well as achieving international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Desirous of achieving further progress in international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Considering that such international cooperation should be based on the principles embodied in international law, especially the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 the International Covenants on Human Rights2 and other relevant instruments, 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 00 27905 /...