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Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace

A/RES/39/157No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 68bImplementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1982–1991
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/45/81
  • 1991A/RES/45/81Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in PeaceLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/42/91Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in PeaceCompare with previous version
  • 1985A/RES/39/157Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in PeaceCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/104Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
DeclarationsExpertsInternational CooperationInternational YearsPeace

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Solemnly reaffirms the lasting validity of the pur­ poses and principles enshrined in the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, based on the Charter of the United Nations;
2
Invites all Governments, the United Nations and the concerned organizations of its system, other interna­ tional as well as national organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, to incorporate active promotion of the ideas of the preparation of societies for life in peace in their programmes, including those concerning the observ­ ances of the International Year of Peace, 1986;
3
Reaffirms the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to establish lasting conditions of world peace, international understanding and mutually beneficial co-operation;
4
Recognizes the role and great historic responsibility of Governments, heads of State or Government as well as other statesmen, politicians, diplomats and civic leaders for the establishment, maintenance and strengthening of a just and durable peace for present and future generations;
5
Solemnly invites all States to further intensify their efforts towards the implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace by strictly adhering to the principles enshrined in the Declaration and by taking all necessary steps towards that end at the national and international levels;
6
Reiterates its appeal for concerted action on the part of Governments, the United Nations and the specialized agencies, as well as other interested international and national organizations, both governmental and non-gov­ ernmental, to give tangible effect to the supreme impor­ tance of and need for establishing, maintaining and strengthening a just and durable peace for present and future generations;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to consider conven­ ing in 1986, within the programme of the International Year of Peace, a panel of peace research experts to con­ sider, in a comprehensive manner, questions pertaining to the implementation of the Declaration;
8
Further requests the Secretary-General to continue following the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration on all planes and in the light of the observ­ ances of the International Year of Peace, and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly not later than at its forty-second session.

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