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Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other international
instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Acknowledging that all members of the human family enjoy human dignity and equal and inalienable
rights, and that these rights represent a necessary tenet of the preservation of freedom, justice and
peace throughout the world,
Aiming to maintain international peace and security and determined to pass on to successive
generations an invaluable inheritance of a world free of wars,
Ensuring the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force should not be
used, save in accordance with the limitations prescribed by international law,
Reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the
equal rights of men and women, the promotion of social progress and better standards of life for
people and future generations and the need to facilitate peaceful coexistence among the world’s
religions, beliefs, and ethnicities;
Recognizing that the principle of equal rights and self- determination of peoples constitutes a
significant contribution to contemporary international law, and that its effective application is of
paramount importance,
Bearing in mind the universal commitment of the world’s religions to the promotion of peaceful
coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect, and the common spirit that permeates all religious
scriptures and holy texts,
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Bearing in mind the sovereign equality of States, and
Convinced that judicial and other dispute resolution measures can replace the rule of war with the rule
of law
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Call upon States
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from international
law can be maintained, and
in accordance with the common spirit that permeates all religious scriptures, and the rules of
international law, including fundamental rights guaranteed, to undertake to prosecute and sanction
gross and systematic acts of violence undertaken in the name of religion
to bring about gradual disarmament of weapons of mass destruction and weapons capable of causing
widespread and unnecessary suffering and weapons incompatible with international humanitarian law.
The signatories to the present Declaration do hereby urge that all efforts be made so that this
Declaration is adopted and respected by all States.
