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General Assembly
Distr. GENERAL
14 December 1981
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A/RES/36/133
14 December 1981
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations
system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms
The General Assembly,
Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
United Nations to achieve international co-operation 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,
Reiterating the importance of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and of the International Covenants on Human Rights in
promoting respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental
freedoms,
Bearing in mind its resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977, in
which it decided that the approach to the future work within the
United Nations system with respect to human rights questions should
take into account the concepts set forth in that resolution,
Recognizing that work should continue towards safeguarding
human rights in a comprehensive manner to ensure the dignity of
human beings and, in that regard, that active efforts should be made
to implement the concepts set forth in resolution 32/130, in
conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
International Covenants on Human Rights,
Further recognizing that the establishment of the new
international economic order is an essential element for the
effective promotion and the full enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all,
Reiterating its profound conviction that all human rights and
fundamental freedoms are indivisible and interdependent, and that
equal attention and urgent consideration should be given to the
implementation, promotion and protection of both civil and
political, and economic, social and cultural rights,
Welcoming the decision of the Commission on Human Rights in its
resolution 36 (XXXVII) of 11 March 1981 to set up an Ad Hoc Working
Group to study the scope and content of the right to development and
noting with satisfaction the commencement of the work of the Working
Group,
Recalling that, in accordance with General Assembly resolution
32/130, all human rights and fundamental freedoms of the human
person and of peoples are inalienable,
Emphasizing that the right to development is an inalienable
human right,
Recognizing that international peace and security are essential
elements in the full realization of the right to development,
Noting with appreciation the report of the Seminar on the
Relations that Exist between Human Rights, Peace and Development,
organized by the United Nations at its Headquarters from 3 to 14
August 1981,
Noting with satisfaction the study on international conditions
and human rights prepared by the Secretary-General in accordance
with the request made by the General Assembly in paragraph 12 of its
resolution 34/46 of 23 November 1979,
Recalling its resolutions 34/46 of 23 November 1979 and 35/174
of 15 December 1980, as well as Commission on Human Rights
resolution 36 (XXXVII),
1. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue its
current work on the over-all analysis with a view to further
promoting and improving human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including the question of the Commission's programme and working
methods, and on the over-all analysis of the alternative approaches
and ways and means for improving the effective enjoyment of human
rights and fundamental freedoms, in accordance with the provisions
and concepts of General Assembly resolution 32/130, bearing in mind
also other relevant texts;
2. Reaffirms that it is of paramount importance for the
promotion of human righs and fundamental freedoms that Member States
should undertake specific obligations through accession to, or
ratification of, international instruments in this field and,
consequently, that the standard-setting work within the United
Nations system in the field of human rights and the universal
acceptance and implementation of the relevant international
instruments should be encouraged;
3. Reiterates that the international community should
accord, or continue to accord, priority to the search for solutions
to mass and flagrant violations of human rights of the peoples and
individuals affected by situations such as those mentioned in
paragraph 1 (e) of resolution 32/130, paying due attention also to
other situations of violations of human rights;
4. Further reiterates that the establishment of the new
international economic order is an essential element for the
effective promotion and the full enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all;
5. Affirms that the efforts of the United Nations and its
Member States to promote and to protect civil and political rights
as well as economic, social and cultural rights should continue;
6. Reiterates the need to ensure economic and political
stability at the national and international levels for the full
enjoyment, promotion and observance of human rights of peoples and
individuals;
7. Reaffirms also that in order to ensure the full
enjoyment of all human rights and complete personal dignity it is
necessary to promote the right to education and the right to work,
health and proper nourishment, through adoption of measures at the
national level, including those that provide for the right of
workers to participate in management, as well as adoption of
measures at the international level, including the establishment of
the new international economic order;
8. Declares that the right to development is an inalienable
human right;
9. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to take the
necessary measures to promote the right to development, taking into
account the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group set up under Commission
resolution 36 (XXXVII);
10. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly, from the thirty-eighth session on, a biennial progress
report bringing up to date the study on international conditions and
human rights;
11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
thirty-seventh session the item entitled "Alternative approaches and
ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the
effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".