Economic, social and cultural rights for all

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Billions of women, men and children face levels of deprivation that undermine the right to live with dignity.

Hunger, homelessness and preventable disease are not inevitable social problems or simply the result of natural disasters they are a human rights scandal.

Even in rich countries, there are people who do not have access to education, health care and housing. Governments often blame a lack of resources, but, in fact, many people face systematic discrimination, while those on the margins of society are often overlooked altogether.

The international community has stood by while individual governments have ignored the human rights of millions of people. International financial institutions have imposed conditions on countries that have led to reduced access to education and health care for people living in poverty.

Elsewhere, those large-scale development projects devoid of any regard for human rights have resulted in widespread homelessness. In many countries, governments do not regulate corporations to ensure that they meet their human rights responsibilities. They allow pollution of the environment and extreme exploitation to continue unchecked.

Violations of economic, social and cultural rights are not a matter of inadequate resources; they are a matter of justice. All human rights are inter-linked and the denial of one leads to denial of others where there is no freedom of expression, for example, there is no right to education.

People's action around the world has lead to great gains in making economic, social and cultural rights a reality, but much more needs to be done so that everyone has the right to live in dignity.

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[oipolloi1]

@DoomHippie

The 'Rich majority', LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[DoomHippie]

Haha! To bad that the UN doesn't do that! All it does it is is a Global Democracy, and the Flaw in Democracy is that it is simply Majority Rule! Screw the poor minorities, the rich majority wants more power!

The only systems that will work are Libertarian, Localized, Small Government Systems! Wake Up World! One organization simply cannot govern us All fairly!

[Ozzy8181]

We, peoples of the world, couldn't unite against the evil, the oppressor, the authority. Just because you guys been Christians, I been Turkish, they been liberals, Igor been a father.. anyways, salute to all kinds of people concerned with different kinds of stuff!

[cmadison93]

@DoomHippie

Dogmatism is a dangerous thing.

[Madpolis7]

@ForAVoluntarySociety explain please, i honest haven't heard of the UN doing any of that. I'm open to some prospective and right now im sure how i feel about the UN. 

[KulinBan888]

/watch?v=_0GoMgh8v9U

poor children are dying!!! look and see ! :( and say NO to killing of children Libya!

Let the world see what NATO doing in Libya :(

[ForAVoluntarySociety]

Petitioning the UN wont change anything. The UN is controlled by bank and corporate money. It has no concern for human freedom. They participate in theft, genocide, and plunder. Change must and will come from us not them.

[ilikeyouallot]

when?

[ilikeyouallot]

there r no human rights at all is only utopia,we know what is wrong and what is right, but we can't reach the point of reasoning, is no changing nothing is worst than before and see around,i don't see any change.there must be human values, the economical factor is number one, but is just thievery and ridiculous pomposity from the stock market, people is no united in reality, i see our selves every day on the streets.we r very ignorant and happy with our drugs,and life while we don't feel n flesh

[RawanSmile]

I think UN think that palstinains are not humans to exclude them from this right, sham on u UN !!

[clocloclocloclooclo]

@DoomHippie

hahahah!!! they have initiated warlike behaviour twice bro, once against NK in 1950 and the second time last week to prevent qaddafi from murdering his one citizens, both 'initiations of warlike behaviour' i whole heartedly support. as for preventing war and promoting peace, go google UN peacekeeping. 16 active missions right now. daawwww were you expecting a cough, a splutter and a hypothetical answer?

[DoomHippie]

@clocloclocloclooclo

Please name an incident where the UN brought together negotiations and prevented a war. Then, please contrast to the number of times that they have initiated warlike behavior (including sanctions).