Review and Implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly Resolutions

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 77Review and implementation of the concluding document of the 12th special session of the General Assembly, published in 2000.

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1999A/RES/53/78(A-G)Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly resolutionsCompare with earlier document
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Africa Asia and the Pacific Caribbean Region Central Africa Confidence-Building Measures Disarmament Agreements Disarmament Negotiations Latin America Nuclear Weapons Use Regional Disarmament Regional Security

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on regional confidence-building measures, which deals with the activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa in the period since the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 53/78 A;

Reaffirms its support for efforts aimed at promoting confidence-building measures at regional and subregional levels in order to ease tensions and conflicts in the subregion and to further peace, stability and sustainable development in Central Africa;

Also reaffirms its support for the programme of work of the Standing Advisory Committee adopted at the organizational meeting of the Committee, held at Yaoundé from 27 to 31 July 1992;

Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee in implementing the programme of activities for the period 1998-1999, in particular by:

Holding a joint meeting of ministers of defence and of the interior at Libreville from 28 to 30 April 1998 on questions of security in Central Africa;

Organizing the Subregional Conference on Democratic Institutions and Peace in Central Africa, at Bata, Equatorial Guinea, from 18 to 21 May 1998;

Holding a Seminar on the Training of Trainers in Practical Disarmament Measures for the Consolidation of Peace for Senior Military and Civilian Officials at Yaoundé, from 27 to 31 July 1998;

Organizing the Subregional High-level Seminar on the Examination and Implementation of the Recommendations Contained in the Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa, at Yaoundé, from 19 to 21 July 1999;

Holding the tenth ministerial meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee at Yaoundé from 26 to 30 October 1998;

Holding the eleventh ministerial meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee at Yaoundé from 21 to 23 July 1999;

Organizing a subregional conference on the proliferation of and illicit traffic in light weapons and small arms in Central Africa at N'Djamena from 25 to 27 October 1999;

Holding the twelfth ministerial meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee at N'Djamena from 27 to 30 October 1999;

Emphasizes the importance of providing the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee with the essential support they need to carry out the full programme of activities which they adopted at the ninth and tenth ministerial meetings, in particular the organization of joint military exercises to simulate peacekeeping operations;

Welcomes the creation of a mechanism for the promotion, maintenance and consolidation of peace and security in Central Africa, to be known as the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa, by the summit Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Central African countries, held at Yaoundé on 25 February 1999, and requests the Secretary-General to give his full support to the realization of that priority objective;

Also welcomes the decision of the heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States, meeting at Malabo on 24 June 1999, to integrate the Council into the Community and to establish a network of parliamentarians from the Community with a view to the eventual creation of a parliament of the Community;

Emphasizes the need to make the early-warning mechanism in Central Africa operational so that it will serve, on the one hand, as an instrument for analysing and monitoring political situations in the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee with a view to preventing the outbreak of future armed conflicts and, on the other hand, as a technical body through which the member States will carry out the work programme of the Committee, adopted at its organizational meeting held at Yaoundé in 1992, and requests the Secretary-General to provide it with the assistance necessary for it to function properly;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to lend their support to the establishment of a subregional centre for human rights and democracy in Central Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1197 (1998), to provide the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee with the necessary support in making operational the early-warning mechanism and the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa;

Also requests the Secretary-General to support the establishment of a network of parliamentarians with a view to the creation of a subregional parliament in Central Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to continue to provide increased assistance to the countries of Central Africa for coping with the problems of refugees in their territories;

Thanks the Secretary-General for having established the Trust Fund for the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa;

Appeals to Member States and to governmental and non-governmental organizations to make additional voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the implementation of the programme of work of the Standing Advisory Committee, in particular the activities referred to in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 above;

Calls upon the international community, non-governmental organizations and the mass media to support the dissemination of objective information on Central Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee with assistance to ensure that they are able to carry on their efforts;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa”.

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, and commends the activities carried out by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, in particular in support of the efforts made by the African States in the areas of peace and security;

Reaffirms its strong support for the revitalization of the Regional Centre, and emphasizes the need to provide it with resources to enable it to strengthen its activities and carry out its programmes;

Appeals once again to all States, as well as to international governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions in order to strengthen the programmes of activities of the Regional Centre and facilitate their implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the Regional Centre with all necessary support, within existing resources, for better achievements and results;

Also requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the establishment of close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the Organization of African Unity, in particular in the area of peace, security and development, and to continue to assist the Director of the Regional Centre in his efforts to stabilize the financial situation of the Centre and revitalize its activities;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa”.

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Reaffirms its strong support for the continuing operation and further strengthening of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific;

Underscores the importance of the Kathmandu process as a powerful vehicle for the development of the practice of region-wide security and disarmament dialogue;

Expresses its appreciation for the continuing political support and financial contributions to the Regional Centre, which are essential for its continued operation;

Appeals to Member States, in particular those within the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to international governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions, the only resources of the Regional Centre, to strengthen the programme of activities of the Regional Centre and the implementation thereof;

Requests the Secretary-General, taking note of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 49/76 D of 15 December 1994, to provide the Regional Centre with all necessary support, within existing resources, in carrying out its programme of activities;

Invites the Secretary-General to initiate consultations with the Government of the Kingdom of Nepal as well as with other Member States concerned and interested organizations to assess the possibility of enabling the Centre to operate effectively from Kathmandu;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific”.

D

Reiterates its request to the Conference on Disarmament to commence negotiations, in order to reach agreement on an international convention prohibiting the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances;

Requests the Conference on Disarmament to report to the General Assembly on the results of those negotiations.

E

Reiterates the importance of the United Nations activities at the regional level to increase the stability and security of its Member States, which could be promoted in a substantive manner by the maintenance and revitalization of the three regional centres for peace and disarmament;

Reaffirms that, in order to achieve positive results, it is useful for the three regional centres to carry out dissemination and educational programmes that promote regional peace and security aimed at changing basic attitudes with respect to peace and security and disarmament so as to support the achievement of the principles and purposes of the United Nations;

Appeals to Member States in each region and those that are able to do so, as well as to international governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions to the regional centres in their respective regions to strengthen their programmes of activities and implementation;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary support, within existing resources, to the regional centres in carrying out their programmes of activities;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament”.

F

Reiterates its strong support of the role of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in the promotion of United Nations activities at the regional level to increase peace, stability, security and development among its Member States;

Expresses its satisfaction with the reinitiation of the activities of the Regional Centre, with headquarters in Lima;

Expresses its appreciation for the political support and financial contributions to the Regional Centre, which are essential for its continued operation;

Urges all the States of the region to make greater use of the potential of the Centre to meet the current challenges facing the international community, with a view to fulfilling the aims of the Charter of the United Nations regarding peace, disarmament and development;

Appeals to Member States, in particular those within the Latin American and Caribbean region, as well as to international governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations, to make voluntary contributions to strengthen the programme of activities of the Regional Centre and the implementation thereof;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Centre with all necessary support, within existing resources, so that it may carry out its programme of activities and attain better results;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session an item entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”.

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