>from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >subject: Cuba: Millennium final Declaration > > � Copyright. 1996-2000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. GRANMA INTERNATIONAL/ >ONLINE EDITION September 12, 2000 > > Final Declaration urges respect for national sovereignty and > independence > >NEW YORK.- On September 8, the Millennium Summit approved the >meeting's Final Declaration, which reaffirms confidence in the UN and >its founding Charter as an indispensable basis for a more peaceful, >prosperous and just world. > >One of the central paragraphs is the one renewing the pledge to >support all efforts aimed at establishing respect for the sovereign >equality of all states, respect for their territorial integrity and >political independence, and the solution of conflicts by peaceful >means on the basis of justice and international law. > >That section of the Final Declaration likewise recognizes the right >to self-determination of nations still subjected to colonial >domination and foreign occupation, noninterference in the internal >affairs of states, respect for human rights and basic freedoms. > >The document lays down the principle of equal rights for all, without >distinctions of race, gender, language or religion, and international >cooperation to solve international problems of an economic, social, >cultural or humanitarian nature. > >The United States and its Western allies tried to devalue and dilute >that paragraph, with the aim of imposing their geopolitical interests >and global domination, but they were unable to achieve this aim given >the firm stand maintained by the nations of the South, adhering to >the founding principles that gave rise to the UN. > >The nine-page declaration is divided into eight chapters: Values, >Principles, Peace, Security, Disarmament, Development, the >Eradication of Poverty and Protection of Our Common Environment. > > It also includes subheadings on human rights, democracy and good >management of public affairs, the protection of vulnerable persons, >attention to the special needs of Africa and the strengthening of the >United Nations. > > The text, which was prepared by Namibia and was the subject of tense >negotiations among the regional groups during its discussion, >reaffirms an adherence to the UN Charter's intentions and principles, >demonstrated as constant and universal. > >In another part, the document refers to efforts to maintain a just >and lasting peace throughout the world in line with the international >forum's objectives and principles. > >Other significant aspects of the text are related to transforming >globalization into a positive force for all humanity and fortifying >respect for the rule of international and national law. > >It advocates the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, in >particular nuclear arms, and keeps open all options for attaining >that goal, including the possible convening of an international >conference to find appropriate ways of eliminating nuclear dangers, >another formulation that did not meet with the West's approval. > >Section Three affirms that efforts will continue to liberate more >than one billion men, women and children from the abject and >dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty, and to make a reality for >the entire human race the right to development and liberation from > >need. > >The paragraph corresponding to the UN states that efforts will not be >spared to make the organization more effective in terms of the >following priorities: the development of all nations in the world and >the battle against poverty, ignorance and disease. > >It also refers to tackling injustice, violence, terror and crime, >degradation and the destruction of our common environment. > >To this end, it reaffirms the central role of the General Assembly as >the principal body for the deliberation and adoption of policies and >UN representation, and calls for redoubled efforts for an overall >reform of the Security Council. > >The document encourages coordination and periodic consultations among >the main bodies of the UN in the exercise of their functions, among >other aspects. > >Despite its imperfections, on the whole the final declaration favors >the interests of Third World nations. (AIN) > >� Copyright. 1996-2000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. GRANMA INTERNATIONAL/ >ONLINE EDITION " JC > > > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
