The General Assembly,
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Reaffirming the Charter of the United Nations, including the principles and purposes contained therein, and recognizing that human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interlinked and mutually reinforcing and that they belong to the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United Nations,
Stressing that democracy, development and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming that democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives,
Reaffirming also that, while democracies share common features, there is no single model of democracy and that democracy does not belong to any country or region, and reaffirming further the necessity of due respect for sovereignty, the right to self-determination and territorial integrity,
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 November 2007
Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies
A/RES/62/7
http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/62/7
International Day of Democracy
15 September
http://www.un.org/en/events/democracyday/