The Millennium Declaration—which outlines 60 goals for peace; development; the environment; human rights; the vulnerable, hungry, and poor; Africa; and the United Nations—is founded on a core set of values described.
The Millennium Declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly, but the origins of the declaration’s set of fundamental values are unclear. In contrast, the origins of the Earth Charter Initiative—which defines the Earth Charter as a “declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century”26—is well documented. The initiative answers the call of the World Commission on Environment and Development for creation of “a universal declaration” that would “consolidate and extend relevant legal principles,” create “new norms . . . needed to maintain livelihoods and life on our shared planet,” and “ guide state behavior in the transition to sustainable development. Thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations from all regions of the world, different cultures, and diverse sectors of society . . . participated.”
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you very much for your help. My question is about: VALUES UNDERLYING THE MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
Could fundamental values be essential to international relations in the twenty-first century? These include:
• Freedom. Men and women have the right to live their lives and raise their children in dignity, free from hunger and from the fear of violence, oppression or injustice.
• Equality. No individual and no nation must be denied the opportunity to benefit from development.
• Solidarity. Global challenges must be managed in a way that distributes the costs and burdens fairly in accordance with basic principles of equity and social justice. .
• Tolerance. Human beings must respect one other, in all their diversity of belief, culture and language.
• Respect for nature. Prudence must be shown in the management of all living species and natural resources, in accordance with the precepts of sustainable development.
• Shared responsibility.
Dear Mr. Smith,
Is it clear to you now what my question is?
Regards,
Zijad
Dear Dr. Onder,
Thank you for your valuable answer.
Kind regards
Regards.
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