A/RES/2516(XXIV) GA

General Assembly-Twenty-fourth Session RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE Resolution No. 2516 (XXIV) 2574 (XXIV) 2600 (XXIV) CONTENTS Title Question of Korea (A/7781) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . Question of the reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present na- tional jurisdiction, and the use of their resources in the inter- ests of mankind (A/7834) Resolution A Resolution B Resolution C Resolution D International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/7900) 2601 (XXIV) International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/7900) 2602 (XXIV) Resolution A Resolution B Question of general and complete disarmament (A/7902) Resolution A Resolution B Resolution C Resolution D Resolution E Resolution F 2603 (XXIV) Question of chemical and bacteriological (biological) ·.veapons (A/7890) Resolution A Resolution B 2604 (XXIV) Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests (A/7862) 2605 (XXIV) 2606 (XXIV) Other decisions Resolution A Resolution B ......... . Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States (A/7887) Resolution A Resolution B ..... . The strengthening of international security (A/7903) Question of general and complete disarnament . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . Question of the reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national jurisdiction, and the use of their resources in the interests of mankind Item 99 32 32 32 32 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 104 104 30 30 31 31 103 29 32 Date of adoption 25 November 1969 15 December 1969 15 December 1969 15 December 1969 15 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 16 December 1969 15 December 1969 Paa• 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 20 20 21 21 2516 (XXIV). Question of Korea The General Assembly, Having noted the report of the United Nations Com- mission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea, signed at Seoul, Korea, on 6 September 1969,1 Recognizing that the continued division of Korea does not correspond to the wishes of the Korean people and constitutes a source of tension which prevents the full restoration of international peace and security in the area, Reaffirming its resolution 2466 (XXIII) of 20 De- cember 1968 and its previous resolutions on the ques- tion of Korea noted therein, 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 29 (A/7629 and Corr.1). 9 Recalling that the United Nations, under the Charter is fully and rightfully empowered to take collective ac~ tion to maintain peace and security and to extend its good offices in seeking a peaceful settlement in Korea in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter, 10 General Assembly-Twenty-fourth Session Anxious that progress be made towards creating con- ditions which would facilitate the reunification of Korea on the basis of the freely expressed will of the Korean people, Concerned at reports of further events in Korea which, if continued, could hamper efforts to create the peaceful conditions which are one of the prerequisites of the establishment of a unified and independent Korea, l. Reaffirms that the objectives of the United Nations in Korea are to bring about, by peaceful means, the establishment of a unified, independent and democratic Korea under a representative form of gov- ernment, and the full restoration of international peace and security in the area; 2. Expresses the belief that arrangements should be made to achieve these objectives through genuinely free elections held in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly; 3. Calls for co-operation in the easing of tensions in the area and, in particular, for the avoidance of incidents and activities in violation of the Armistice Agreement of 1953; 4. Notes with approval the efforts made by the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea, in pursuit of its mandate, to encourage the exercise of restraint and the easing of tensions in the area and to secure maximum support, assistance and co-operation in the realization of the peaceful reunification of Korea; 5. Requests the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea to pursue these and other efforts to achieve the objectives of the United Nations in Korea, to continue to carry out the tasks previously assigned to it by the General Assembly and to keep members of the Assembly informed on the situation in the area and on the results of these efforts through regular reports submitted to the Sec- retary-General, and to the General Assembly as appro- priate; 6. Notes that the United Nations forces which were sent to Korea in accordance with United Nations reso- lutions have in greater part already been withdrawn, that the sole objective of the United Nations forces at present in Korea is to preserve the peace and security of the area, and that the Governments con- cerned are prepared to withdraw their remaining forces from Korea whenever such action is requested by the Republic of Korea or whenever the conditions for a lasting settlement formulated by the General Assembly have been fulfilled. 1818th plenary meeting, 25 November 1969. 257 4 (XXIV). Question of the reservation exclu- sively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national jurisdiction, and the use of their resources in the interests of mankind A The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2340 (XXII) of 18 De- cember 1967 and 2467 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, Having regard for the fact that the problems relating to the high seas, territorial waters, contiguous zones, the continental shelf, the superjacent waters, and the sea-bed and ocean floor beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, are closely linked together, Considering that the definition of the continental shelf contained in the Convention on the Continental Shelf of 29 April 19582 does not define with sufficient precision the limits of the area over which a coastal State exercises sovereign rights for the purpose of exploration and exploitation of natural resources, and that customary international law on the subject is in- conclusive, Noting that developing technology is making the entire sea-bed and ocean floor progressively accessible and exploitable for scientific, economic, military and other purposes, Affirming that there exists an area of the sea-bed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof which lies beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, Affirming further that this area should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and its resources utilized for the benefit of all mankind, Convinced of the urgent necessity of preserving this area from encroachment, or appropriation by any State, inconsistent with the common interest of man- kind, Noting that the establishment of an equitable inter- national regime for this area would facilitate the task of determining the limits of the area to which that regime is to apply, Noting further the continuing efforts of the Com- mittee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdic- tion to elaborate such a regime in accordance with paragraph 2 (a) of resolution 2467 A (XXIII), l. Requests the Secretary-General to ascertain the views of Member States on the desirability of con- vening at an early date a conference on the law of the sea to review the regimes of the high seas, the con- tinental shelf, the territorial sea and contiguous zone, fishing and conservation of the living resources of the high seas, particularly in order to arrive at a clear, precise and internationally accepted definition of the area of the sea-bed and ocean floor which lies beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, in the light of the international regime to be established for that area; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the results of his consultations to the General Assembly at its twenty-fifth session. 1833rd plenary meeting, 15 December 1969. B The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2340 (XXII) of 18 De- cember 1967 and 2467 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, Having considered the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, 8 2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 499 (1964), No. 7302. 8 Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 22 (A/7622 and Corr.I) and Sup- plement No. 22A (A/7622/ Add.I).

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