The international legal right to self-determination is explicitly recognized in Article 1(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which state: "All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development." This principle is further affirmed in the Charter of the United Nations (Article 1(2)), which declares the purpose of the UN to include: "To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples."