Review of the Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 72Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, published in 1988.

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Reaffirms the validity of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, and calls u pon ali States to contribute effectively to its implementation;

Urges once again a\l States to abide strictly, in their international relations, by their commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and, to this end:

To refrain from the use or threat of use of force, intervention, interference, aggression, foreign occupation and colonial domination or measures of political and economic coercion which violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and security of other States, as well as the permanent sovereignty of peoples over their natural resources;

To refrain from supporting or encouraging any such act for any reason whatsoever and to reject and refuse recognition of situations brought about by any such act;

Calls upan all States, in particular the nuclearweapon States and other militarily significant States, to take immediate steps aimed at:

Promoting and using etfectively the system of collective security as envisaged in the Charter;

Halting etfectively the arms race and achieving general and complete disarmament under etfective international control and, to this end, to conduct serious, meaningful and etfective negotiations with a view to implementing the recommendations and decisions contained in the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly 11 and to fulfilling the priority tasks listed in the Programme of Action set forth in section 111 of the Final Document;

Invites all States, in particular the major military Powers and States members of military alliances, to refrain, especially in critica\ situations and in crisis areas, from actions, including military activities and manoeuvres, conceived within the context of East-West confrontation and used as a means ofpressure or threat to and destabilization of other States and regions;

Expresses its conviction that the gradual military disengagement of the great Powers and their military alliances from various parts of the world should be promoted;

Urges ali States, in particular the permanent members of the Security Council, to take ali necessary measures to prevent the further deterioration of the international situation and, to this end, to seek, through more effective utilization of the means provided for in the Charter, the peaceful <;ettlement of di<;putes and the elimination of the focal points of crisis and tension, which constitute a t hreat to international peace and security;

Emphasízes the role that the United Nations has in the maintenance of peace and security and in economic and social development and progress for the benefit of all mankind;

Strt'sses that there is an urgent need to enhance the effectiveness of the Security Council in discharging its principal role of maintaining international peace and security and to enhance the authority and enforcement capacity of the Council m accordance with the Charter;

Emphasizes that the Security Council should consider holding periodic meetings in specific cases to consider and review outstanding problems and crises, thus enabling it to play a more active role in preventing conflicts;

Reitera/es the need for the Security Council, in particular its permanent members, to ensure the etfective implementation of its decisions in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Charter;

Considers that respect for and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in their civil, political, economú.:, social and cultural aspects, on the one hand, and the strengthening of international peace and security, on the other, mutually reinforce each other;

Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples under colonial domination, foreign occupation or racist régimes and their inalienable right to self-determination and independence, and urges Member States to increase their support for and solidarity with them and their national liberation movements and to take urgent and etfective measures for the speedy completion ofthe implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples100 and for the final elimínation of colonialism, racism and apartheid;

Calls upon all States, particularly the members of the Security Council, to take appropriate and effective measures to promote the fulfilment of the objective of the denuclearization of Africa in order to avert the serious danger that the nuclear capability of South Africa constitutes to the African States, in particular the front-line States, as well as to international peace and security;

Welcomes the continuation of the process within the framework of the Conference on Securitv and Cooperation in Europe;

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Reaffirms that the democratization of intemational relations is an imperative necessity enabling, under the conditions of interdependence, the full development and independence of ali States, as well as the attainment of genuine security, peace and co-operation in the world, and stresses its firm belief that the United Nations offers the best framework for the promotion of these goals;

Invites Member States to submit their views on the question of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its forty-third session on the basis of the replies received;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Internatíonal Security".

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