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Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and that
the international community must treat them globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and
with the same emphasis,
Reaffirming also the need to ensure full observance of the human rights of women and the girl child
as an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Reaffirming further the need for the international community to continue to review and assess the
progress made in the field of human rights since the adoption of the Declaration and to identify obstacles
and ways in which they can be overcome,
Mindful 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 can be fully realized,
Declares solemnly its commitment to the fulfilment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations and as a source of inspiration for the
further promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms – political, economic,
social, civil and cultural – including the right to development.
86th plenary meeting
10 December 1998