United Nations A/RES/60/163 General Assembly Distr.: General 2 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 71 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/509/Add.2 (Part II))] 60/163. Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 58/192 of 22 December 2003, Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/56 of 20 April 2005 entitled “Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all”, 1 Taking note of its resolution 39/11 of 12 November 1984 entitled “Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace”, and the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2 Determined to foster strict respect for the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Bearing in mind that one of the purposes of the United Nations is to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Underlining, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, its full and active support for the United Nations and for the enhancement of its role and effectiveness in strengthening international peace, security and justice and in promoting the solution of international problems, as well as the development of friendly relations and cooperation among States, Reaffirming the obligation of all States to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, Emphasizing its objective of promoting better relations among all States and contributing to setting up conditions in which their people can live in true and lasting peace, free from any threat to or attempt against their security, _______________ 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/2005/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 2 See resolution 55/2. 05-49738