A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/31 10 January 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda item 41 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/51/L.20/Rev.1 and Rev.1/Add.1)] 51/31. Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the indissoluble links between the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 and the foundations of any democratic society, Recalling the Manila Declaration2 adopted by the First International Conference of New or Restored Democracies3 in June 1988, Considering the major changes taking place on the international scene and the aspirations of all peoples for an international order based on the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, including the promotion and encouragement of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all and other important principles, such as respect for the equal rights and self-determination of peoples, peace, democracy, justice, equality, the rule of law, pluralism, development, better standards of living and solidarity, Recalling its resolutions 49/30 of 7 December 1994 and 50/133 of 20 December 1995, in which it recognized the importance of the Managua 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 A/43/538, annex. 3 Then called the International Conference of Newly Restored Democracies. 97-76123 /...