United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

The General Assembly,

Welcoming the adoption by the Human Rights Council, in its resolution 3 9/12 of 28 September 2018, of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas,

1. Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas, as contained in the annex to the present resolution;

2. Invites Governments, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non–governmental organizations to disseminate the Declaration and to promote universal respect and understanding thereof;

3. Requests the Secretary–General to include the text of the Declaration in the next edition of Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments.

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