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58 General Assembly-Thirty-third Ses11Í(IIJ]J the effectiveness of the Council as the organ bearing primary responsibility far the maintenance of inter- national peace and security; 3. Reatfirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peo- ples under colonial and alien domination to achieve self-determination and independence and urges Mem- ber States to increase their support far and solidarity with them and their national liberation movements and to take urgent and effective measures far the speedy completion of the implementation of the Dec- laration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples85 and of the other resolutions of the United Nations on the final elimination of colonialism, racism and apartheid; 4. Also calls far the deepening and extension of the process of relaxation of international tensions, which is still limited in both scope and geographical extent, to all regions of the world in order to help bring about just and lasting solutions to international problems with the participation of all States so that peace and security will be based on effective respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States and the inalienable right of all peoples to determine their own destiny freely and without outside interference, coercion or pressure; 5. Reatfirms its opposition to any threat or use of force, intervention, aggression, foreign occupation or measure of political and economic coercion which attempts to violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and security of States or their right freely to dispose of their natural resources; 6. Commends the holding of the tenth special ses- sion of the General Assembly, devoted to disarmament, with the active participation of all Member States, particularly its decisions aimed at strengthening the role of the United Nations in the field of disarmament, including those relating to effective machinery for de- liberation on, and negotiation of, disarmament meas- ures, and, in this connexion, invites all Member States to take effective measures for halting the arms race, particularly the nuclear arms race, and for disarma- ment, in accordance with the priorities agreed to during the tenth special session;86 7. Considers that the implementation of the new international economic arder, assuring, through the settlement of urgent international economic problems, a speedy development of the developing countries, narrowing and overcoming the existing gap between the developed and the developing countries and the democratization of the process of decision-making, constitutes an inseparable part of the efforts far the strengthening of international peace and security; 8. Recalls its ninth special session, on the question of Namibia, supports the efforts for achieving the in- dependence of Namibia and invites all Member States to contribute towards the successful implementation of resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly and the Security Council and to facilitate, within this framework, the fulfilment of the mandate given to the Secretary-General with respect to this question by the Council; 9. Expresses its concern over the worsening of the critical situation in Zimbabwe and urges Member States to increase their support to the people of Zimbabwe 85 Resolution 1514 (XV). 86 See resolution S-10/2. in its legitimate struggle against the minority racist régime for its continuous attempts to impede the at- tainment of independence by Zimbabwe and for its acts of aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries; 1 O. Commends the decision of the Belgrade meet- ing of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe on the continuation of efforts aimed at imple- menting fully all the provisions of the Final Act of Helsinki, 87 particularly the agreement on the imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Mediterranean, supports, bearing in mind the clase relationship be- tween security in Europe and security in the Mediter- ranean, the Middle East and other regions of the world, the proposal of the non-aligned countries for the trans- formation of the Mediterranean into a zone of peace and co-operation with a view to promoting good neigh- bourly relations, the settlement of all disputes between States by peaceful means, and concrete measures of co-operation among States of the region, in accordance with their mutual interest to concert their views and to seize opportunities to contribute to the strengthening of international peace and security, and, in this context, takes note of the meeting of experts being held in ac- cordance with the decision referred to above; 11. Reatfirms once again the provisions of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace88 and calls upon the great Powers to co-operate in its implemen tation; 12. Considers that the dismantling of foreign mili- tary bases would contribute to the strengthening of international security; 13. Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General89 and, having in mind the forthcoming tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security, requests him to prepare a report on the implementation of the Dec- laration and on the views communicated by the Gov- ernments of Member States concerning measures to be taken in order to implement those provisions of the Declaration which have not yet been put into ef- fect, with a view to considering this problem at the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly; 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the ítem entitled "Imple- mentation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security". 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/76. Situation in Nicaragua The General Assembly, Reaffirming its obligations with regard to the main- tenance of international peace and security and the promotion of universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind the statement of the President of the Republic of Costa Rica at the current session of the General Assembly on the violation of his country's sovereignty by military aircraft of Nicaragua,n° s7 Signed on 1 August 1975. xx Resolution 2832 (XXVI). R!l A/33/217 and Add.1 and 2. !JO Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Scssion, Plenary Mectings, 11 th meeting, paras. 75-126. 111. Reaolutiom adopted on the reports of the Fint Committee 59 Noting also the message sent to the President of the General Assembly concerning this matter by the Presi- dent of the Republic of Colombia and the President of the Republic of Venezuela on 27 September 1978,91 Considering the extreme gravity of the events that have taken place and are continuing to occur in Nica- ragua, which have caused the death of thousands of people, incalculable destruction of property and re- peated violations of the most basic rights and which have led sorne countries of the American continent to attempt to reach a peaceful solution to the interna! confl.ict in Nicaragua by meaos of a friendly committee of conciliation, 1. Censures the repression of the civilian popula- tion of Nicaragua and the violation of the sovereignty of Costa Rica by Nicaraguan military aircraft; 2. Expresses deep concern over the serious turn taken by the domestic situation in Nicaragua and over its implications for peace and security in the region; 3. Demands that the Nicaraguan authorities stop military and other activities that endanger the security of the region, in particular those that threaten the sovereignty and territorial inviolability of neighbour- ing countries; 4. Urges the Nicaraguan authorities to ensure re- spect for the human rights of the citizens of Nicaragua, in accordance with their international commitments and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations; 5. Requests all States to adopt the necessary meas- ures, in accordance with their constitutional procedures, to discourage the recruitment and participation of their nationals as mercenaries in the confl.ict occurring in Nicaragua; 6. Urges the continuation of international efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement of the internal conflict in Nicaragua; 7. Requests the Secretary-General, through the ap- propriate channels, carefully to follow developments in the situation in Nicaragua and provide the assistance needed to achieve the purposes of the present reso- lution. 85th plenary meeting 15 December 1978 33/91. General and complete disarmament92 A REPORT OF THE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION The General Assembly, Having resolved to lay the foundations of an inter- national disarmament strategy which aims at general and complete disarmament under effective international control, through co-ordinated and persevering efforts in which the United Nations should play a more ef- fective role, Recalling the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, in which it decided to establish the Disarmament Commission,93 91 A/33/275, annex. 92 See also sect. X.B.2, decision 33/422. 93 Resolution S-10/2, para. 118. Emphasizing the importance of an effective follow- up of the relevant recommendations and decisions adopted at its tenth special session, Having considered the report of the Disarmament Commission, 94 l. Endorses the report of the Disarmament Com- mission and the recommendations contained therein; 2. Requests the Disarmament Commission to con- tinue its work in accordance with its mandate, as set down in paragraph 118 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session, as well as the recommendations contained in its report and the decisions that the Gen- eral Assembly has taken at its current session and which have a bearing on the Commission's programme of work in 1979; 3. Requests the Disarmament Commission to sub- mit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session a report on the work of the Commission, including any recommendations and observations it may deem appropriate; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Disarmament Commission the Final Document, together with all the official records of the tenth special session, so that the views and proposals presented by States during the session will be available for the implementation of the Commission's programme of work; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to render to the Disarmament Commission all the necessary assistance that it may require for implementing the present reso- lution; 6. Further requests the Secretary-General to invite Member States to communicate to him, by 31 March 1979, their views and suggestions on the comprehen- sive programme of disarmament, for transmission to the Disarmament Commission; 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session an item entitled "Report of the Disarmament Commission". B 86th plenary meeting 16 December 1978 CONFJDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES The General Assembly, Concerned at the fact that the arms race is ac- celerating and that the world figure for expenditures on armaments continues to increase, Convinced that it is possible to develop effective international methods and procedures to promote gen- eral and complete disarmament under strict and ef- fective international control, Desiring to eliminate the sources of tension by peace- ful means and thereby to contribute to the strengthen- ing of peace and security in the world, Stressing the importance of the statement in the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly that it is necessary, in order to facilitate the process of disarmament, to take measures and to pursue policies to strengthen international peace 94 Official Records of tite General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/33/42).

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