Self-determination is an expression of the individual and collective right to democracy. - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The CELAC Declaration is a positive sign towards the advancement of an international order which can and should be more democratic and equitable, based on the principles of the sovereignty of States and peoples and on international solidarity.

Frequently, military expenditures are “secret” or concealed, thus frustrating the right of citizens to know how their taxes are being spent.

The unfair composition of the Security Council is largely acknowledged. The principal defects are the anachronistic privileges of the five permanent members of the Council and the Council’s insufficient representativeness.