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

A/RES/37/118View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 59 Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, published in 1983.

What else is in this group?

13 documents · 1983–1994

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1994).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1994	A/RES/48/83	Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security	1,008	–
1993	A/RES/47/60[B]	Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/60[A]	Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/60	Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security resolutions	—	–
1991	A/RES/45/80	Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Arms Race Disarmament Human Rights International Relations International Security Military Activity Self-Determination of Peoples

What’s in this document?

26 operative paragraphs

I.

Reaffirms once more the universal and unconditional validity of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the

United Nations as the firm basis of relations among all States, irrespective of size, geographic location, level of development or political, economic, social or ideological systems;

Urges all States to abide strictly, in their international relations, by their commitment to the Charter and, to that 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 or their right freely to dispose of their natural resources;

To refrain from supporting or encouraging any such act for any reason whatsoever;

To reject and refuse recognition of situations brought about by any such act;

Calls upon all States to contribute effectively to the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security;

Also calls upon all States, in particular nuclear-weapon States and other militarily significant States, to take immediate steps aimed at promoting the system of collective security as envisaged in the Charter together with measures for the effective halting of the arms race and for the achievement of general and complete disarmament under effectivf international control;

Invites all States, in particular the major military Powers and States members of military alliances, to refrain, especially in critical situations and in crisis areas, from actions, including military activities and manoeuvres, which constitute pressure on and a threat to other States and regions;

Urges all States, in particular the permanent members of the Security Council, to take all necessary measures to prevent the further deterioration of the international situation and, to this end:

To seek the peaceful settlement of disputes and the elimination of focal points of crisis and tension;

To start serious, meaningful and effective negotiations with a view to implementing the recommendations and decisions contained in the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, 140 the first special session devoted to disarmament, and to fulfilling the priority tasks listed in its Programme of Action and set forth in section III of the Final Document, which were solemnly reaffirmed in the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly, 141 the second special session devoted to disarmament;

To contribute to the urgent solution of international economic problems and the establishment of the new international economic order;

To accelerate the economic development of developing countries, particularly the least developed ones;

To proceed without any delay to a global consideration of ways and means for a revival of the world economy and for the restructuring of international economic relations within the framework of the global negotiations;

Takes note of the fact that the Security Council has again failed to report to the General Assembly on steps taken to implement the provisions of paragraphs 13 and 15 of Assembly resolution 35/ 158 of 12 December 1980 and urges the Council to do so without delay;

Requests once again the Security Council to consider ways and means to ensure the implementation of the relevant provisions of paragraphs 4 and 6 above as well as to examine all existing mechanisms and to propose new ones aimed at enhancing the authority and enforcement capacity of the Council in accordance with the Charter, and to explore also the possibility of holding periodic meetings of the Council, in conformity with Article 28 of the Charter, at the ministerial or higher level in specific cases, so as to enable it to play a more active role in preventing potential conflicts, and to present the Council's conclusions to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session;

Reiterates the need for the Security Council, in particular its permanent members, to ensure the effective 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, economic, 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 regimes 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 effective measures for the speedy completion of the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and for the final elimination of colonialism, racism and apartheid;

Calls upon the Security Council to take appropriate effective measures to promote the fulfilment of the objective of the denuclearization of Africa in order to avert the serious danger which 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;

Reiterates its support for the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace 142 and expresses the hope that the Conference on the Indian Ocean, which is an important stage in the realization of the objectives of that Declaration, will be held not later than in the first half of 1984 and, to this end, calls upon all States to contribute effectively to the success of that Conference;

Calls upon all States participating in the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, at Madrid, to take all possible measures and exert every effort in order to ensure substantial and balanced results of that meeting in the implementation of the principles and goals established by the Final Act of the Conference signed at Helsinki on I August 1975, as well as the continuity of the multilateral process initiated by the Conference, which has great significance for the strengthening of peace and security in Europe and in the world;

Considers that the security of the Mediterranean and the security of the adjacent regions are interdependent and that further efforts are necessary for the creation of conditions of security and fruitful co-operation in all fields for all countries and peoples of the Mediterranean, on the basis of the principles of sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, security, non-intervention and non-interference, non-violation of international frontiers, non-use of force, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, peaceful settlement of disputes and just and viable solutions of the existing problems and crises in the area on the basis of the provisions of the Charter and of relevant resolutions of the United Nations, the withdrawal of foreign forces of occupation, respect for sovereignty over natural resources and the right of peoples under colonial or foreign domination to self-determination and independence;

Calls upon all Governments that have not done so to submit before the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly their views on the question of the strengthening of security and co-operation in the region of the Mediterranean and requests the Secretary-General to submit, on the basis of all replies received, an analytical report on this question to the Assembly at its thirty-eighth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled "Strengthening of security and co-operation in the Mediterranean region";

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security'' .

4_. 1.16 Resolution 2625 (XXV). annex.

"" Resolution 27:\4 (XXV). rn A/37/476.

""A/37/355 and Add. l-5.

140 Resolution S-10/2.

141 Official Records of the General A.uembly. Twelfth Special Session. Annexes, agenda items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. document A/S-12132.

142 Resolution 2832 (XXVI)

144 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, 143 Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.

Supplement No. I (A/37/1).

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