A/RES/38/113 GA

212 General Assembly- -Thirty-eighth Session 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-ninth session the ítem entitled "Human rights and scientific and tcchnological developmcnts". 100th p/cnary meeting /6 Dccember /983 38/113. Human rights and use of scientific and tech- nological developments The General Assembly. Reaffirming the determination of the pcoples of the United Nations to save succceding generations from the scourge ofwar, to reaffirm faith in the dignity and worth of the human person, to maintain intemational peace and security and to develop friendly relations among peoples and intemational co-operation in promoting and encour- aging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling the relevant provisions of the Universal Dec- laration of Human Rights, 148 the Intemational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 149 and thc Intemational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 14" Recalling a/so the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States 15º and the Declaration and the Pro- gramme of Action on the Establishment of a New Interna- tional Economic Order, 151 Recalling further the Declaration on the Strengthening oflntemational Security, 152 the Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind, 153 the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, 154 the Declaration on the Prevention of Nuclear Catastrophe 111 and General Assembly resolutions 36/92 I of 9 December 1981, on the non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention ofnuclear war, and 37/100 C of 13 December 1982, on a convention on the prohibition of thc use of nuclear weap- ons, Taking note with appreciation of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1982/7 of 19 February 1982 156 and 1983/43 of 9 March 1983, 157 Re(lfjirming the inhercnt right to lifc, P/"(~foundly concerned that intemational peace and security continue to be threatened by the arms racc in ali its aspects, particularly the nuclear arms race. as well as by violations of the principies of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and the self-determination of peoples. A ware that ali the horrors of past wars and ali other calamities that have befallen people would pale in compar- ison with what is inherent in the use of nuclear weapons capable of destroying civilization on Earth, Noting the pressing need for urgent measures towards general and complete disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, for the sake of life on Earth, Bearing in mind that, in accordance with the Intema- tional C:ovenant on Civil and Political Rights, any propa- ganda for war shall be prohibited by law. Recalling the historie responsibility of the Govemments of ali countries of the world to remove the threat of war 148Resolution 217 A (III). 149 Resolution 2200 (XXI). annex. l 50 Rcsolution 328 l (XXIX). 151 Rcsolutions 3201 (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-VI) 152 Resolution 2734 (XXV) 153 Resolution 3384 (XXX) 154 Resolution 33173. 155 Rcsolution 36/100. 156 See O[firial Records o(thc Fcom,mic ,,mi Socw/ < ·ou11c1/. /9/l.1 , Suppli· menl No. 2 (E 11982' 12 and Con.1 l. chap XXVI. sel'l. A from the lives of people. to preserve civilization and ensure that everyone enjoys his inherent right to life, Convinced that for no people in the world today is there a more importan! question than that ofthe preservation of peace and of ensuring the cardinal right of every human heing, namely, the right to life, 1. Reaffirms that ali peoples and ali individuals have an inherent right to life and that the safeguarding of this cardinal right is an essential condition for the enjoyment ofthe entire range ofeconomic, social and cultural, as well as civil and political, rights; 2. Stresses once again the urgent need for the intema- tional community to make every effort to strengthen peace, remove the growing threat of war, particularly nuclear war, halt the arms race and achieve general and complete disarmament under effective intemational con- trol, and prevent violations ofthe principies ofthe Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and terri- torial integrity of States and self-determination of peoples. thus contributing to ensuring the right to life; 3. Stresses further the foremost importance of the implementation of practical measures of disarmament for re leasing substantial additional resources, which should be utilized for social and economic development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries; 4. Calls upon ali States, appropriate organs of the United Nations, specialized agencies and intergovemmen- tal and non-govemmental organizations concemed to take the necessary measures to ensure that the results of scien- tific and technological progress are used exclusively in the interests of international peace, for the benefit of mankind and for promoting and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; 5. Again calls upon ali States that have not yet done so to take effective measures with a view to prohibiting by law any propaganda for war; 6. Looks forward to further efforts by the Commission on Human Rights with a view to ensuring the inherent right of ali peoples and ali individuals to life; 7. Decides to consider this question at its thirty-ninth session under the ítem entitled "Human rights and scien- tific and technological developments". IOOth plenary meeting I 6 December I 983 38/114. Question of a convention on the rights of the child The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 33/166 of 20 December 1978. 34/4 of 18 October 1979, 35/131 of 11 December 1980, 36/57 of25 November 1981 and 37/190 of 18 December 1982, Recal/ing a/so C:ommission on Human Rights resolu- tions 20 (XXXIV) of 8 March 1978, 158 19 (XXXV) of 14 March 1979, 15 Q 36 (XXXVI) of 12 March 1980, 16º 26 (XXXVII) of 10 March 1981, 161 1982/39 of 11 March 1982 156 and 1983/52 of 10 March 1983 157 as well as Eco- nomic and Social Council resolutions 1978/ l 8 of 5 May 157 lhid .. 1983, S11p¡,lcmcm No. 3 (E11983il3 and Corr.1). chap. XXVII. \CCt. ;\_ 158 Jhid .. /978. Supp/emcnr No. 4 (E/1978/34). chap. XXVI. sect. A. ISQ Jhid .. 1979. Supp/emenr No. 6 (E/1979/36). chap. XXIV. sect. A. 160 Jh1d .. 1980, S11pp/cmcnr No. 3 (E: 1980; l 3 and Con. l ). chap. XXVI. ,ect. .\. 161 Jh1d .. l9RI. S1,n•lemcnr No 5 (E/1981125 and Corr.l), chap. XXVIII. '-,Cl't. 4-.

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