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... Reaffirming that one of the basic aims of the United Nations,
as proclaimed in the Charter, is to promote and encourage respect
for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without
distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, ...
... Desiring to promote the realization of the principles contained
in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, the Declaration on the Elimination
of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion
or Belief, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as
well as other relevant international instruments that have been
adopted at the universal or regional level and those concluded
between individual States Members of the United Nations, ...
... Considering that the United Nations has an important role
to play regarding the protection of minorities, ...
... Bearing in mind the work done so far within the United Nations
system, in particular by the Commission on Human Rights, the
Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection
of Minorities and the bodies established pursuant to the International
Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human
rights instruments in promoting and protecting the rights of
persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic
minorities, ...
... 4. Nothing in the present Declaration may be construed as
permitting any activity contrary to the purposes and principles
of the United Nations, including sovereign equality, territorial
integrity and political independence of States. ...
... The specialized agencies and other organizations of the United
Nations system shall contribute to the full realization of the
rights and principles set forth in the present Declaration, within
their respective fields of competence. ...