A/RES/72/180 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 January 2018 Seventy-second session Agenda item 72 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2017 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/72/439/Add.2)] 72/180. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism The General Assembly, Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 Reaffirming further the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 2 Reaffirming the fundamental importance, including in response to terrorism and the fear of terrorism, of respecting all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, Reaffirming also that States are under the obligation to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, Reaffirming further that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group, Reiterating the important contribution of measures taken at all levels against terrorism, consistent with international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, to the functioning of democratic institutions and the maintenance of peace and security and thereby to the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the need to continue this fight, including by strengthening international cooperation and the role of the United Nations in this respect, Reaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomsoever committed, regardless of their motivation, as criminal and unjustifiable, and renewing __________________ 1 2 17-23171 (E) Resolution 217 A (III). A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 020218 *1723171*