Maintenance of International Security - Good-Neighbourliness, Stability and Development in South-Eastern Europe

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 60 Maintenance of international security -- good-neighborliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2000–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/61/53

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/61/53	Maintenance of international security - good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	1,513	72%Compare
2004	A/RES/59/59	Maintenance of international security - good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	1,448	62%Compare
2002	A/RES/57/52	Maintenance of international security - good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	1,271	70%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/18	Maintenance of international security - good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	1,423	37%Compare
2000	A/RES/55/27	Maintenance of international security - good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	1,052	–

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18 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the need for full observance of the Charter of the United Nations;

Calls upon all States, the relevant international organizations and the competent organs of the United Nations to respect the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty of all States and the inviolability of international borders, to continue to take measures in accordance with the Charter and the commitments of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and through further development of regional arrangements, as appropriate, to eliminate threats to international peace and security and to help to prevent conflicts in South-Eastern Europe, which can lead to the violent disintegration of States;

Reaffirms the urgency of consolidating South-Eastern Europe as a region of peace, security, stability, democracy, cooperation and economic development and for the promotion of good-neighbourliness and the observance of human rights, thus contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security and enhancing the prospects for sustained development and prosperity for all peoples in the region as an integral part of Europe, and recognizes the role of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the European Union in promoting regional disarmament;

Calls upon all participants in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, as well as all concerned international organizations, to continue to support the efforts of the States of South-Eastern Europe towards regional stability and cooperation so as to enable them to pursue sustainable development and integration into European structures;

Calls upon all States and relevant international organizations to contribute to the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) on Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as well as Council resolutions 1345 (2001) and 1371 (2001);

Recognizes the efforts made and activities undertaken in Kosovo by the United Nations and the Kosovo Force for the establishment of a multi-ethnic and stable Kosovo, thus contributing to a further improvement of the overall security situation in the region;

Rejects the use of violence in pursuit of political aims, and stresses that only peaceful political solutions can assure a stable and democratic future for South-Eastern Europe;

Stresses the importance of good-neighbourliness and the development of friendly relations among States, and calls upon all States to resolve their disputes with other States by peaceful means, in accordance with the Charter;

Urges the strengthening of relations among the States of South-Eastern Europe on the basis of respect for international law and agreements, in accordance with the principles of good-neighbourliness and mutual respect;

Recognizes the efforts of the international community, and welcomes in particular the assistance already provided by the European Union and the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe as well as other contributors in promoting the long-term process of democratic and economic development of the region;

Stresses the importance of enhanced regional cooperation for the development of the South-Eastern European States in the priority areas of infrastructure, transport, trade, energy and environment;

Also stresses that the rapprochement of the South-Eastern European States with the European Union will favourably influence the security, political and economic situation in the region, as well as good-neighbourly relations among the States;

Further stresses the importance of regional efforts aimed at preventing conflicts that endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, and in this regard notes with satisfaction the role of the Multinational Peace Force for South-Eastern Europe;

Emphasizes the importance of continuous regional efforts and intensified dialogue in South-Eastern Europe aimed at arms control, disarmament and confidence-building measures as well as strengthening cooperation and undertaking appropriate measures at the national, subregional and regional levels to prevent all acts of terrorism;

Recognizes the seriousness of the problem of anti-personnel mines in some parts of South-Eastern Europe, welcomes in this context the efforts of the international community in support of mine action, and encourages States to join and support these efforts;

Urges all States to take effective measures against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and to help programmes and projects aimed at the collection and safe destruction of surplus stocks of small arms and light weapons, and stresses the importance of closer cooperation among States, inter alia, in crime prevention, combating terrorism, trafficking in human beings, organized crime, drug trafficking and money-laundering;

Calls upon all States and the relevant international organizations to communicate to the Secretary-General their views on the subject of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “Maintenance of international security – good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe”.

Maintenance of International Security - Good-Neighbourliness, Stability and Development in South-Eastern Europe

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