A/RES/32/153 GA

58 General Assembly-Thirty-eeeond Session 4. Recommends that the Preparatory Conference for the United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects should meet once in 1978 for organizational purposes and, subsequently, with the task of establishing the best possible substan- tive basis for the achievement at the United Nations Conference of agreements as envisaged in the present resolution and of considering organizational matters relating to the holding of the United Nations Con- ference; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to assist the Preparatory Conference in its work; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session an item entitled "United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects: report of the Preparatory Conference". 106th plenary meeting 19 December 1977 32/153. Non-interference in the internal affairs of States The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/91 of 14 December 1976 on non-interference in the internal affairs of States, Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-GeneraI00 containing the views of Member States on ways by which greater respect for the principle of non-inter- ference in the internal affairs of States can be assured, 1. Urges all States to abide by the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 31 /91, which denounce any form of interference in the internal or external affairs of other States and con- demn all forms and techniques of coercion, subversion and defamation aimed at disrupting the pol-itical, social or economic order of other States; 2. Calls once again upon all States, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, to undertake necessary measures in order to prevent any hostile act or activity taking place within their territory and being directed against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political inde- pendence of another State; 3. Considers that a declaration on non-interference in the internal affairs of States would be an important contribution to the further elaboration of the principles for strengthening equitable co-operation and friendly relations among States, based on sovereign equality and mutual respect; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to invite all Member States once again to express their views on the question of non-interference in the internal affairs of States, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session. 106th plenary meeting 19 Dcccmher 1977 fiOA/32/164 and Add.l, A/32/165 and Add.I and 2. :{2 I 1 !'i4. Implementation of the Declaration on tlw Strl'ngthening of International Se- eurity The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Implementa- tion of the Declaration on the Strengthening of Inter- national Security", Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Strengthen- ing of International Security" 1 and the relevant reso- lutions of the General Assembly concerning the im- plementation of the Declaration, Noting with satisfaction current efforts towards the strengthening of international peace and security, the realization of arms limitation and disarmament meas- ures, the universalization of the process of relaxation of tension and the promotion of peaceful co-operation in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Reaffirming the close link existing between the strengthening of international security, disarmament. decolonization and development, and stressing the need for concerted action to achieve progress in those areas and also the importance of the early implementation of the decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its sixth" 2 and seventhr.a special sessions on the establish- ment of the new international economic order, Noting with profound concern the continuing exist- ence of crises and hot-beds of tension in various regions endangering international peace and security, the con- tinuation and intensification of the arms race as well as acts of aggression, foreign occupation, the threat or use of force, alien domination, foreign interference and the existence of colonialism, nco-colonialism, racial discrimination and apartheid, which remain the main obstacles to the strengthening of peace and security, and in particular the danger arising from the attempts of South Africa to acquire nuclear weapons, Recognizing the need for objective dissemination of information about developments in the political, social, economic, cultural and other fields of all countries and the role and responsibility of the mass media in this respect, thus contributing to the growth of trust and friendly relations among States, 1. Calls upon all States to adhere fully to, and implement consistently, the purposes and principles of the United Nations and all the provisions of the Decla- ration on the Strengthening of International Security and to contribute effectively to the increasing peace- keeping and peace-making role of the United Nations; 2. Reiterate.1· with emphasis its recommendation that the Security Council should consider appropriate steps towards carrying out effectively, as provided in the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, its pri- mary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security; 3. Rea[!inm· the legitimacy of the struggle of peo- ples under colonial and alien domination to achieve self-determination and independence and urges States to increase their support and solidarity with them and their national liberation movements and to undertake ro1 Resolution 2734 (XXV). r, 2 Sec resolutions 3201 (S-Vl) and 3202 (S-VI). r,:: See resolution 3362 (S-Vll).

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