Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

Extracts relating to
Article 55 of the Charter of the United Nations:

“With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote:

a. higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development;


b. solutions of international economic, social, health, and related problems; and international cultural and educational cooperation; and

c. universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion”
Extracts:
Repertory of Practice (1945-1954), volume 3:
 
Supplement No 1 (1954 - 1955), volume 2:
 
Supplement No 2 (1955 - 1959), volume 3:
 
Supplement No 3 (1959 - 1966), volume 2:
 
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Supplement No 4 (1966 - 1969), volume 2:
 
English    Français      Español
Supplement No 5 (1970 - 1978), volume 3:
 
English    Français      Español
Supplement No 6 (1979 - 1984), volume 4:
  English    Français   
Supplement No 7 (1985 - 1988), volume 4:
 
Supplement No 8 (1989 - 1994), volume 4:
  English** (paras. (a) and (b) only)
English** (para. (c))
Supplement No 9 (1995 - 1999), volume 4:
  English**(paras. (a) and (b) only)
English** (para. (c))
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