Declaration on Social Progress and Development

Headings: 
Social and Economic Rights
Corporate Author: 
United Nations General Assembly
Title: 
Declaration on Social Progress and Development
Document Type: 
International Conventions and Declarations
Reference: 
Resolution 2542 (1969)
URL: 
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/m_progre.htm
Annotation: 
This declaration was proclaimed by UN General Assembly Resolution and recognizes the connections between civil and political and economic, social and cultural rights. The declaration focuses on means to ensure that social progress and development recognizes and protects human dignity. The importance of protecting the special needs of women and their families is recognized under Article 11 concerning social security.