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Charter of the United Nations
CHAPTER-IX: International economic and social co-operation
ARTICLE 55
| ARTICLE 55 |
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 co-operation; and
c. universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.
- Referred by:
- ARTICLE 56
- ARTICLE 59