A/RES/2327(XXII) GA

Resolutiona adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee 2327 (:XX:Il). Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly rela- tions and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1815 (XVII) of 18 De- cember 1962, 1966 (XVIII) of 16 December 1963, 2103 (XX) of 20 December 1965 and 2181 (XXI) of 12 December 1966, which affirm the importance of the progressive development and codification of the prin- ciples of international law concerning friendly rela- tions and co-operation among States, Recalling further that among the fundamental pur- poses of the United Nations are the maintenance of in- ternational peace and security and the development of friendly relations and co-operation among States, Considering that the faithful observance of the prin- ciples of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations is of paramount im- porta!1ce for the maintenance of international peace and securtty and the improvement of the international situation, Considering further that the progressive development and codification of those principles, so as to secure their more effective application, would promote the realization of the purposes of the United Nations, Bearing in mind that the Second Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, which met at Cairo in 1964, recommended to the Gen- eral Assembly the adoption of a declaration on these principles as an important step towards the enhance- ment. ?f the role of international law in present-day conditions, Convinced of the significance of continuing the effort to achieve general agreement in the process of the elaboration of the seven principles of international law set fo~th in General Assembly resolution 1815 (XVII), but without prejudice to the applicability of the rules o_f procedure of th~ Asse~bly, with a view to the adop- tion of a declaration which would constitute a land- mark in the progressive development and codification of those principles, Having considered the report of the Special Commit- tee on Principles of International Law concernin2 Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States "A which met at Geneva from 17 July to 19 August 1967, 1. Takes note of the report of the Special Commit- tee on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States ; 2. Expresses its appreciation to that Committee for the valuable work it has performed; 3 .. Decides to ask the Special Committee, as re- constituted by,the General Assembly in resolution 2103 (XX), t? meet in 1968 in New York, Geneva ·or any other smtable place for which the Secretary-General receives an invitation, in order to continue its work; 4. Requests the Special Committee, in the light of the debate which took place in the Sixth Committee during the seventeenth, eighteenth, twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second session of the General Assembly and in the 1964, 1966 and 1967 sessions of the Special Com- mittee, to complete the formulation of : 8 /bid., agenda item 87, document A/6799. (a) The principle that States shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and political indepen- d~nce of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations; ( b) The principle of equal rights and self-determina- tion of peoples; 5. Requests_ the Special Committee to consider pro- posals compatible with General Assembly resolution 2131 (?CX) of 21 December 1965 on the principle concernmg the duty not to intervene in matters within th_e domestic jurisdiciton of any State, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations with the aim of widening the area of agreement alr;ady expressed in that resolution ; 6. Calls upon the members of the Special Committee to devote th~ir utmost efforts to ensuring the success of the ~pec1~l Commit_tee's session, in particular by undertakmg, m the penod preceding the session such consultations and other preparatory measures a~ they may deem necessary ; 7. Requests the Special Committee to submit to the General Assembly at its twenty-third session a com- prehensive report on the principles entrusted to it; _8. Requests the Secretary-General to co-operate with the Special Committee in its task and to provide all the services, documentation and other facilities necessary for its work; . 9. Decide~ to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-th1rd session an item entitled "Consideration of P:inciples of international law concerning friendly re!ahons and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations". 1637th plenary meeting, 18 December 1967. 2328 (XXII). Question of diplomatic privilegee and immunities The General Assembly, H (11Jing considered the item entitled : "Question of diplomatic privileges and immunities: "(a) Measures tending to implement the privileges and immunities of representatives of Member States to the principal and subsidiary organs of the United Nations and to conferences con- vene~ by th_e_ United Nations and the privileges and 1mmumhes of the staff and of the Organi- zation i!self, as well as the obligations of States concerning the protection of diplomatic per- sonnel and property ; "(b) R ffi . ea rmatl?n of an important immunity of r~presentahves of Member States to the prin- cipal and subsidiary organs of the United Nations and to conferences convened by the United Nations", Recognizing the importance of the work of the organs ?f the United Nations. an~ of conferences convened by 1t an~ also ~f the contribu_tion of the Organization itself and its officials to the mamtenance of peaceful relations and co-operation among States, . Consc~s that the unimpeded functioning of the d1plomat1c channels for communication and consultation between Governments is vital to avoid dangerous mis- understanding and friction, ~ecogniz_ing t~at! for th~ independent exercise of their functions, 1t 1s essential that representatives of

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