A/RES/73/207
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 January 2019
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 86
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 20 December 2018
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/73/553)]
73/207.
The rule of law at the national and international levels
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 72/119 of 7 December 2017,
Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
United Nations and international law, which are indispensable foundations of a more
peaceful, prosperous and just world, and reiterating its determination to foster strict
respect for them and to establish a just and lasting peace all over the world,
Reaffirming that human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interlinked
and mutually reinforcing and that they belong to the universal and indivisible core
values and principles of the United Nations,
Reaffirming also the need for universal adherence to and implementation of the
rule of law at both the national and international levels and its solemn commitment
to an international order based on the rule of law and international law, which,
together with the principles of justice, is essential for peaceful coexistence and
cooperation among States,
Bearing in mind that the activities of the United Nations carried out in support
of efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate the rule of law are und ertaken
in accordance with the Charter, and stressing the need to strengthen support to
Member States, upon their request, in the domestic implementation of their respective
international obligations through enhanced technical assistance and capacity building,
Convinced that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and
international levels is essential for the realization of sustained economic growth,
sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and hunger and the protection of
all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and acknowledging that collective
security depends on effective cooperation, in accordance with the Charter and
international law, against transnational threats,
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