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United Kingdom: We doubt the merits of the Human Right to Peace.
Suriname: Supports the Human Right to Peace
Nicaragua: Supports the Human Right to Peace. If there is war, there are no human rights, as we experienced under Somoza. Education is key. We should develop the legal framework for the the Human Right to Peace as a step forward in the 21st Century.
Dominican Republic. We support proposal of an international group of experts to study the Human Right to Peace. We cannot get social transformation unless we seek it. Peace is a prerequisite for development.
Democratic Republic of Congo: We support the Human Right to Peace unreservedly. It appeals to international consciousness.
Switzerland: We have problems with the Human Right to Peace. Does an individual have a legal right to peace? How could this be implemented. The question belongs in the Legal Committee of the General Assembly. Peace as a precondition? Does this enhance UNESCO's credibility? It should be considered by an international group of experts.
Chile: War is the greatest offender of human rights. Peace is in practice the only environment in which human rights are observed. WE believe we should be cautious in formulating a new Human Right to Peace. It would be precipitous to take a position in this meeting.
Canada: We have doubts about the Human Right to Peace. We have responded to the Director-General that we do not think UNESCO should intrude into this complicated question.
New Zealand: The Human Right to Peace poses some difficulties for us. We agree with the position of Japan.
Rwanda: Without peace there are no other rights.
Tunisia: Supports the Human Right to Peace and its principles.
Australia: The Human Right to Peace has not been considered in the proper way, passing through an experts meeting and the Executive Board before coming to the General Conference. We are wary of supporting it in principle. It would lead to confusion in practice, compromising other human rights. The time we have spent on this issue is distracting us from the real issues of the culture of peace.
Benin: Supports the Human Right to Peace, along with an overwhelming majority of countries who know what war is and that there is no development without peace. We support the draft resolution which simply calls for an approval of principle and then a meeting of experts. What is at stake is UNESCO's moral responsibility.
Ecuador: Peace must be built on human rights and justice. The Human Right to Peace is linked to the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration. Already in 1984 the General Conference endorsed the right of peoples to peace. Government policies must contribute to peace.
Senegal: We agree with the idea of the Human Right to Peace. UNESCO wants to start a process of discussion. Perhaps there are technical problems. We must continue the reflection process with experts.
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