Kõikumatus usus ja vankumatus tahtes kindlustada ja arendada riiki, ... mis on kaitseks sisemisele ja välisele rahule ning pandiks praegustele ja tulevastele põlvedele nende ühiskondlikus edus ja üldises kasus...
Article 2 of the Declaration of the Right to Peace places primary responsibility on states to guarantee the structural framework necessary for individual enjoyment of both internal and external peace: States should respect, implement and promote equality and non-discrimination, justice and the rule of law, and guarantee freedom from fear and want as a means to build peace within and between societies.
