A/RES/74/140
Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 73/160 of 17 December 2018,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination, 3
1.
Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2.
Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3.
Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular th e brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4.
Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5.
Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6.
Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-fifth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
50th plenary meeting
18 December 2019
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