▁goals : ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁article ▁describes ▁the ▁extent ▁and ▁divers ity ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth , ▁en comp ass ing ▁both ▁rich ▁nations ▁and ▁poor ▁across ▁six ▁contin ents ▁and ▁five ▁o ce ans . ▁The ▁third ▁article ▁states , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁that ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁is ▁compatible ▁with ▁membership ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁international ▁organisation ▁or ▁non - align ment . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁ten ▁articles ▁in ▁turn ▁detail ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁political ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁( in ▁the ▁order ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁mentioned ): ▁world ▁peace ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ; ▁individual ▁liberty ▁and ▁eg al itar ian ism ; ▁the ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁ignor ance , ▁disease , ▁and ▁economic ▁inequality ; ▁free ▁trade ; ▁institution al ▁co - operation ; ▁mult il ater al ism ; ▁and ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁international ▁co erc ion . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁sum med ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁article , ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁touch stone ▁for ▁Commonwealth ▁principles : ▁ ▁The ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁declaration ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁trou bling ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁last ▁to ▁be ▁mentioned : ▁' re ject ing ▁co erc ion ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁policy '. ▁The ▁imp lication ▁is ▁that ▁not ▁even ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁itself ▁has ▁any ▁right ▁to ▁en force ▁its ▁other ▁core ▁values , ▁as ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁using ▁co erc ion . ▁This ▁apparent ▁conflict ▁was ▁resolved ▁by ▁the ▁Har are ▁Dec laration