text: UNITED NATIONS A GeneralAssembly Distr. GENERAL A/45/6 (Prog. 35) 24May1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH eldMi1M'1 " •• Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-Tl:!:RM PLANF'ORTHEPERIOD 1992-199'1* MAJOR PROGRAMM£: VII.HUMAN RIGH~S, FUI'ilDAMEN'fAL FREEDOMS AND HU~'ITARIAN AFfAIRS Programme 35.Promotion anaprotection ofhumanrights CON'I.'lWTS A.Programme.••••••.•••.•.•.••.••••••.......••.••••••.••.•••. 1.GexJ.fdral orierltation ,. - III."••• 2.Overall strat:.lagy .•.•.....•••••••.••..•.•..•••..•.•.... 3.Subprognmllfle structut'e andprioz'ities •••••••.•••.••••. B.Sunpt'og'!'CUfunes •. (I•,.••• 1Il••• I/o tl tl , 1.ImpleIllem:.ation ofint:.et'national instrwuents and pI·oc~dut·~s ••If ",. ,. III•••••••• III•olo••,.ParagTaphs Page 35.1-35.9 2 35.1-35.3 2 35.4-35.7 2 35.8-35.9 3 35.10-35.18 4 35.10-35.18 4 2.Elinlinat:.ioIi andprevention ofdiscrimination and protection ofminorities andvulnerable gl'OUpS••.••••. 35.19-35.26 6 3.AdvisOl'Y sezvices andtechnical co-operation ••.•.••••. 35.27-35.37 7 4.Research, studies andstandard-setting .•..••••••..•.•. 35.38-35.43 9 WThepr'esent document cOl11:ains progl'amme 35oftheproposed lfIedium-Lerm planfortheperiod 1992-1997. 'I'hecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issued infinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assemb1~, =.F'-"'oc=-r-'=t'.l'~_---=f'"'"i'-"'f'-'t'""h"----"S'-"e'-"s ...s'-"i:..>o!..On~,~S~' u~p~p~l=.:· e5<.!m~e",n~t~N~o~. ~6(A/45/6/Rev •1 )• 90-13235 1565f(E) Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 35.PROMOTION ANDPROTECTION OFm~RIGHTS 1.General orientation 35.1TheCharter oftheUnitedNations includes amongthepurposes ofthe Organization theachievement ofinternational co-operation insolving problems of aneconomic, social, cultural orhumanitarian character andinpromoting and encouraging respect forhllffianrights andforfundamental freedoms forallwithout distinction astorace,sex,language orreligion. Article 13oftheCharter provides fortheGeneral Assembly toinitiate studies andmakerecommendations for thosepurposes andArticle 55statesthattheUnitedNations shallpromote universal respect for,andobservance of, h\~anrights andfundamental freedoms. AllMembers pledge themselves, underArticle 56,totakejointandseparate action inco-operation withtheOrganization fortheachievement ofthepurposes setforth inArticle 55. 35.2Theaforementioned Articles oftheCharter, together withthehumanrights instruments andthepolicies andprocedures subsequently established bytheUnited Nations organs, provide theframework forthehumanrights programme ofthe Organization. Progressively, hllffianrights havebecomepartofinternational law andinternational consciousness. Thenormscontained, inhumanrightsinstruments areusedtoassessthewayMemberStatesrespect therightsoftheircitizens. 35.3TheCharter's conception oftheinterrelationship between humanrights, peace anddevelopment willcontinue toguidetheUnitedNations initsapproach tohuman rightsinthedecadeofthe19905. Therecanbenolasting security orsustained economic andsocialprogress without respect forhumanrights. Numerous situations oftension andconflict havebeenrootedindisregard forthehumanrightsof individuals, minorities, groupsorentirepeoples. Development willnotbe assured, noritsfruitsequitably shared,ifitisnotsecurely anchored inrespect forhumanrights andfundamental freedoms. . 2.Overall strategy 35.4Inthecomingdecade, theinternational community canbeexpected toturn increasingly toUnited Nations humanrightsorgans, suchastheCommission onHuman Rights andtheSub-Commission onPrevention ofDiscrimination andProtection of Minorities, forpeaceful andconstructive solutions tohumanrights problems that
analysis: This text appears to be a proposal for a medium-term plan for the United Nations, specifically focusing on the promotion and protection of human rights. The text highlights the importance of human rights in achieving international cooperation, promoting peace and development, and preventing conflicts. It also emphasizes the need for the international community to turn to the United Nations human rights organs for peaceful and constructive solutions to human rights problems.