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  2. Chapter I of the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    Chapter I of the United Nations Charter lays out the purposes and principles of the United Nations organization. These principles include the equality and self-determination of nations, respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the obligation of member countries to obey the Charter, to cooperate with the UN Security Council and to use peaceful means to resolve conflicts.

  3. Fundamental rights - Wikipedia

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    Some universally recognised rights that are seen as fundamental, i.e., contained in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, or the U.N. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, include the following:

  4. Four Freedoms - Wikipedia

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    The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech and expression; Freedom of ...

  5. Charter of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The UN Charter mandates the UN and its member states to maintain international peace and security, uphold international law, achieve "higher standards of living" for their citizens, address "economic, social, health, and related problems", and promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all ...

  6. Human rights - Wikipedia

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    The UDHR urges member states to promote a number of human, civil, economic and social rights, asserting these rights are part of the "foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world". The declaration was the first international legal effort to limit the behavior of states and make sure they did their duties to their citizens following the ...

  7. Opinion - Kamala Harris’s ‘Four Freedoms’ - AOL

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    Crucially, FDR’s freedoms from want and fear implied that an active federal government would help Americans achieve economic stability and basic security, at a time when life felt precarious.

  8. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] Towards the end of the war, the United Nations Charter was debated, drafted, and ratified to reaffirm "faith in fundamental human rights, and dignity and worth of the human person" and commit all member states to promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to ...

  9. President Joe Biden plans to invoke FDR's "Four Freedoms" speech in his State of the Union address and 2024 re-election campaign. Why Biden is making ‘freedom’ a central campaign focus: From ...