The United Nations Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000, built upon the outcomes of the major summits and world conferences of the 1990s. In the Millennium Declaration,
Member States affirmed six fundamental principles essential to international relations,
namely freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for nature and shared responsibility, and called for action in key areas, including development and poverty eradication, peace and security, and democracy and human rights. Governments also confirmed their resolve to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to promote sustainable development