Report of the Committee for the International Co-Operation Year

A/RES/2174(XXI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1967.

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2 subjects

International Cooperation International Years

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Reaffirms that :

States shall strictly observe, in their international relations, the prohibition of the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United N ations. Accordingly, armed attack by one State against another or the use of force in any other form contrary to the Charter of the United Nations constitutes a violation of international law giving rise to international responsibility;

( b) Any forcible action, direct or indirect, which deprives peoples under foreign domination of their right to self-determination and freedom and independence and of their right to determine freely their political status and pursue their economic, social and cultural development constitutes a violation of the Charter of the United Nations. Accordingly, the use of force to deprive peoples of their national identity, as prohibited by the Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of Their Independence and Sovereignty contained in General Assembly resolution 2131 (XX), constitutes a violation of their inalienable rights and of the principie of non-intervention;

Urgently appeals to States:

To renounce and to refrain from any action contrary to the above-stated fundamental principles and to assure that their activities in international rela- General Assemhly-Twenty-first Session

tions are in full harmony with the interests of international peace ancl security ;

( b) To exert every effort and to undertake ali necessarv measures with a view to facilitating thc exercise, of the right of self-determination of peoples under colonial rule, lessening international tension, strengthening peace and promoting friendly relations and co-operation among States;

Reminds all Members of their duty to give their fullest support to the endeavours of the United Nations to ensure respect for and the observance of the principles enshrined in the Charter and to assist the Organization in discharging its responsibilities as assigned to it by the Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security;

II C onsidering that the above principies, together with the other five principies of friendly relations and cooperation among States, have been the object of a study with a view to their progressive development and codification18 on the basis of General Assembly resolutions 1815 (XVII) of 18 December 1962, 1966

(XVIII) of 16 December 1963 and 2103 (XX) of 20 December 1965,

Requests the Secretary-General to include the present resolution and the records of the debate on the item entitled "Strict observance of the prohibition of the threat or use of force in international relations, and of the right of peoples to self-determination" in the documentation to be considered in the further study of the principies of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, with a view to the early adoption of a declaration containing an enunciation of these principies.

30 N ovember 1966.

2161 (XXI). Appointment of the Secretary- General of the United Natiom

2 December 1966.

217 4 (XXI). Report of the Committee for the International Co-operation Y ear

Notes with appreciation the final report oí the Committee for International Co-operation Y ear.19

7 December 1966.

2175 (XXI). Admission of Barbados to membership in the United Nations

9 December 1966.

2189 (XXI). lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

Reaffirms its resolutions 1514 (XV), 1654 (XVI), 1810 (XVII), 1956 (XVIII) and 2105 (XX);

No tes with satisfaction the work accomplished by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of. Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and expresses its appreciation to that Committee for its efforts to secure the implementation of the Declaration;

Approves the report of the Special Committee covering its work during 1966 and again invites the administering Powers to implement the recommendations contained therein;

Approves the action taken and envisaged by the Special Committee for the year 1967 with respect to the list oí Territories to which the Declaration applies;

Approves the programme of work envisaged by the Special Committee during 1967, including the sending of visiting missions and the possibility of holding a series oí meetings away from Headquarters, and requests the administering Powers to allow visiting missions to be sent to the Territories under their administration ;

Declares that the continuation oí colonial rule threatens international peace and security and that the practice oí apartheid, as also ali forms oí racial discrimination, constitutes a crime against humanity;

Reaffirms its recognition of the legitimacy oí the struggle of the peoples under colonial rule to exercise

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