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Strengthening of Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region

A/RES/50/75No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 75Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

43 versions · 1984–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/69
  • 2025A/RES/80/69Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean regionLatestCompare with previous version
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  • 2022A/RES/77/93Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean regionCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/76/65Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean regionCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

28 topics
Arms TransfersConferencesConfidence-Building MeasuresConsultationsConventional WeaponsCrimeDemocracyDevelopmentDisarmament AgreementsDrug ProductionDrug TrafficEconomic CooperationEuropean Security and CooperationFriendly Relations Among StatesHuman RightsIllicit TrafficInformation ExchangeInternational SecurityMediterranean RegionMilitary Expenditures

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that security in the Mediterranean is closely linked to European security as well as to international peace and security;
2
Expresses its satisfaction at the continuing efforts by Mediterranean countries to contribute actively to the elimination of all causes of tension in the region and to the promotion of just and lasting solutions to the persistent problems of the region through peaceful means, thus ensuring the withdrawal of foreign forces of occupation and respecting the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries of the Mediterranean and the right of peoples to self-determination, and therefore calls for full adherence to the principles of non-interference, non-intervention, non-use of force or threat of use of force and the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, in accordance with the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations;
3
Commends the efforts by the Mediterranean countries in meeting common challenges through coordinated overall responses, based on a spirit of multilateral partnership, towards the general objective of turning the Mediterranean basin into an area of dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity;
4
Recognizes that the elimination of the economic and social disparities in levels of development as well as other obstacles in the Mediterranean area will contribute to enhancing peace, security and cooperation among Mediterranean countries through the existing forums;
5
Calls upon all States of the Mediterranean region that have not yet done so to adhere to all the multilaterally negotiated legal instruments related to the field of disarmament, thus creating the necessary conditions for strengthening peace and cooperation in the region;
6
Encourages all States of the region to favour the necessary conditions for strengthening the confidence-building measures among them by promoting genuine openness and transparency on all military matters, by participating, inter alia, in the United Nations system for the standardized reporting of military expenditures as well as by providing accurate data and information to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms;
7
Encourages the Mediterranean countries to strengthen further their cooperation in combating terrorism, which poses a serious threat to peace, security and stability in the region and therefore to the improvement of the current political, economic and social situation;
8
Invites all States of the region to address, through various forms of cooperation, problems and threats posed to the region, such as terrorism, international crime and illicit arms transfers, as well as illicit drug production, consumption and trafficking, which jeopardize the friendly relations among States, hinder the development of international cooperation and result in the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and the democratic basis of pluralistic society;
9
Encourages the continued widespread support among the Mediterranean countries for the convening of a conference on security and cooperation in the Mediterranean, as well as the ongoing regional consultations to create the appropriate conditions for its convening;
10
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on means to strengthen security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region;
11
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first session the item entitled "Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region".

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