Observer Status of National Liberation Movements Recognized by the Organization of African Unity And/Or the League of Arab States Resolutions

A/RES/43/160View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 126 Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States, published in 1989.

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3 documents · 1989

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1989	A/RES/43/160[B]	Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or the League of Arab States resolutions	—	–
1989	A/RES/43/160[A]	Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or the League of Arab States resolutions	—	–
1989	A/RES/43/160	Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or the League of Arab States resolutions	312	–

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9 subjects

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Documents International Organizations National Liberation Movements Observer Status Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications State Representation Treaties Written Communications

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

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Decides that the Palestine Liberation Organization and the South West Africa People's Organization are enti tled to have their communications relating to the sessions and work of the General Assembly issued and circulated directly, and without intermediary, as official documents of the Assembly:

Decides also that the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion and the South West Africa People's Organization are entitled to have their communications relating to the ses sions and work of all international conferences convened under the auspices of the General Assembly of the United

Nations issued and circulated directly, and without inter mediary, as official documents of these conferences;

Authorizes the Secretariat to issue and circulate as official documents of the United Nations, under the appro priate symbol of other organs or conferences of the United Nations, communications submitted directly, without in termediary, by the Palestine Liberation Organization and the South West Africa People's Organization, on matters relative to the work of these organs and conferences;

Requests the Secretary-General to take the neces sary steps for the implementation of the present resolu tion.

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Any State party to a dispute or directly concerned with a situa tion, particularly if it intends to request a meeting of the Security Council, should approach the Council. directly or indirectly, at an early stage and, if appropriate, on a confidential baŽis;

The Security Council should consider holding from time to time meetings, including at a high level with the participation, in particular. of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, or consultations to review the interna tional situation and search for effective ways of improving it;

In the course of the preparation for the prevention or removal of particular disputes or situations, the Security Council should consider making use of the various means at its disposal, including the appoint ment of the Secretary-General as rapporteur for a specified question;

g_ When a particular dispute or situation is brought to the atten tion of the Security Council without a meeting being requested, the Council should consider holding consultations with a view to examin ing the facts of the dispute or situation and keeping it under review, with the assistance of the Secretary-General when needed; the Statež

concerned should have the opportunity of making their views known;

In such consultations, consideration should be given to em ploying such informal methods as the Security Council dſems appro priate, including confidential contacts by its President;

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In such consultations, the Security Council should consider. inter alia:

(a) Reminding the States concerned to respect their obligations under the Charter;

(b) Making an appeal to the States concerned to refrain from any action which might give rise to a dispute or lead to the deterioration of the dispute or situation;

(c) Making an appeal to the States concerned to take action which might help to remove, or to prevent the continuation or deterioration of, the dispute or situation;

The Security Council should consider sending, at an early stage, fact-finding or good offices missions or establishing appropriate forms of United Nations presence, including observers and peace

keeping operations, as a means of preventing the further deterioration of the dispute or situation in the areas concerned;

The Security Council should consider encouraging and, where appropriate, endorsing efforts at the regional level by the States con cerned or by regional arrangements or agencies to prevent or remove a dispute or situation in the region concerned;

Taking into consideration any procedures that have already been adopted by the States directly concerned, the Security Council should consider recommending to them appropriate procedures or methods of settlement of dispute, or adjustment of situations, and such terms of settlement as it deems appropriate;

The Security Council, if it is appropriate for promoting the prevention and removal of disputes or situations, should, at an early stage, consider making use of the provisions of the Charter concerning the possibility of requesting the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question:

The General Assembly should consider making use of the provisions of the Charter in order to discuss disputes or situations. when appropriate, and, in accordance with Article 11 and subject to Article 12 of the Charter, making recommendations;

The General Assembly should consider, where appropriate,

supporting efforts undertaken at the regional level by the States con cerned or by regional arrangements or agencies, to prevent or remove a dispute or situation in the region concerned;

!f a dispute or situation has been brought before it, the General Assembly should consider including in its recommendations making more use of fact-finding capabilities, in accordance with Article 11 and subject to Article 12 of the Charter;

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The General Assembly, if it is appropriate for promoting the prevention and removal of disputes or situations, should consider making use of the provisions of the Charter concerning the possibility of requesting the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question;

The Secretary-General, if approached hy a State or States di rectly concerned with a dispute or situation. should respond swiftly hy urging the States to seek a solution or adjustment by peaceful mean, of their own choice under the Charkr and hy offering his good offices or other means at his disposal, as he deem, appropriak;

The Secretary-General shou Id consider approaching the States directly concerned with a dispute or situation in an effort to prevent it from becoming a threat to the maintenance of international peace and security;

The Secretary-General should, where appropriate, consider making full use of fact-finding capabilities, including, with the con»ent of the host State, sending a representative or fact-finding missions to areas where a dispute or a situation exists; where necessary, the Secre tary-General should also consider making the appropriate arrange ments;

The Secretary-General should be encouraged to consider us ing, at as early a stage as he deems appropriate, the right that is ac corded to him under Article g9 of the Charter;

24 The Secretary-General should, where appropriate, encourage efforts undertaken at the regmnal level to prevent or remove a dispute or situation in the region concerned;

Should States fail to prevent the emergence or aggravation of a dispute or situation. they shall continue to seek a settlement hy peace ful mean, in accordance with the Charter;

Declares that nothing in the present Declaration shall he con strued as prejudicing in any manner the provisions of the Charter, in cluding those contained in Article 2, paragraph 7, thereof, or the rights and duties of States, or the scope of the functions and the powers of United Nations organs under the Charter, m particular those relating 1,, the maintenance of international peace and security;

A/Jo declares that nothing in the present Declaration could in any way prejudice the right to self-determination, freedom and independence of peopks forcibly deprived of that right and referred to in the Declara- tion on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,5 particularly peoples under colonial or racist regimes or other forms of alien domination.

·' Al43/528 and Add. I and 2

9 See Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Representation of States in Their Relations with International Organizations, Vienna, 4 February-14 March 1975, vol. II (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.75.V.12), document A/CONF.67/15, annex.

10 Ibid., vol. II, p. 207. 11 A/43/532. 12 A/32/144, annexes I and II. L' United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-971.

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