A/RES/39/158 GA

98 General Assembly- -Thirty-ninth Session ---- - - --- - - - - - - - ----- cemed as well as other governmental and non-governmen­ tal organizations, Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secre­ tary-General 14 1 prepared in accordance with General Assembly resolution 36/ l 04, I. Solemnly reaffirms the lasting validity of the pur­ poses and principles enshrined in the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, based on the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Invites all Governments, the United Nations and the concerned organizations of its system, other interna­ tional as well as national organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, to incorporate active promotion of the ideas of the preparation of societies for life in peace in their programmes, including those concerning the observ­ ances of the International Year of Peace, 1986; 3. Reaffirms the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to establish lasting conditions of world peace, international understanding and mutually beneficial co-operation; 4. Recognizes the role and great historic responsibility of Governments, heads of State or Government as well as other statesmen, politicians, diplomats and civic leaders for the establishment, maintenance and strengthening of a just and durable peace for present and future generations; 5. Solemnly invites all States to further intensify their efforts towards the implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace by strictly adhering to the principles enshrined in the Declaration and by taking all necessary steps towards that end at the national and international levels; 6. Reiterates its appeal for concerted action on the part of Governments, the United Nations and the specialized agencies, as well as other interested international and national organizations, both governmental and non-gov­ ernmental, to give tangible effect to the supreme impor­ tance of and need for establishing, maintaining and strengthening a just and durable peace for present and future generations; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to consider conven­ ing in 1986, within the programme of the International Year of Peace, a panel of peace research experts to con­ sider, in a comprehensive manner, questions pertaining to the implementation of the Declaration; 8. Further requests the Secretary-General to continue following the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration on all planes and in the light of the observ­ ances of the International Year of Peace, and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly not later than at its forty-second session. 102nd plenary meeting 17 December 1984 39/158. Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of interna­ tional peace and security The General Assembly, Reca//ing its resolutions 371119 of 16 December 1982 and 38/191 of 20 December I 983 on the implementation 141 N39/143 and Add. I. 142 Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. 143 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Sesswn. Sup p/ement No. 1 (N37/I). 144 Jbid., Thirty-eighth SeSS1on. Supplement No. I (A/38/1). 145 Ibid., Thirty-ninth Session. Supplement No. I (A/39/1 ). 146 S/15971. For the printed text, see Otfinal Records u{the Security Cow, cil, Thirty-eighth Year, Resolutions and Deciswns, IW/3. part II. ''Considera- of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. Reaffirming that the primary function of the United Nations. in particular through the Security Council, is the maintenance of international peace and security, Stressing that the purposes of the United Nations can be achieved only under conditions in which States comply fully with their obligations assumed under the Charter, Alarmed over the growing tendency of States to resort to the use of force, intervention and interference in the inter­ nal affairs of other States, thus ignoring the Charter and the Declaration on Principles of International Law con­ cerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, 142 Concerned that the Security Council has not always been able to take decisive action for the maintenance of interna­ tional peace and for resolving international problems, Recognizing that fundamental approaches to genuine security include, inter alia, the strengthening of the Charter system of collective security, Conscious of the important role with which the Security Council is entrusted in enhancing the collective security provisions of the Charter for the promotion of peace and security in the world in accordance with the Charter, Regretting that the provisions of the Charter relating to collective security measures have not been fully imple­ mented. Taking into account, in this connection, the reports of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh, 143 thirty­ eighth 144 and thirty-ninth sessions, 145 Also taking into account the note by the President of the Security Council dated 12 September 1983, 146 Recalling the Political Declaration adopted by the Sev­ enth Conference of Heads of State or Government ofNon­ Aligned Countries. held at New Delhi from 7 to 12 March 1983, 147 Also recalling the views of the Governments of the five Nordic countries on the strengthening of the United Nations, 148 Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, 149 Having considered the item entitled "Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security", I. Regrets that the Ad Hoe Committee on the Imple­ mentation of the Collective Security Provisions of the Charter of the United Nations which the General Assem­ bly decided to establish by its resolution 38/ l 91 has not been constituted; 2. Requests the Pre.sident of the General Assembly, as a matter of urgency, to undertake consultations with the regional groups to appoint fifty-four Member States to constitute the membership of the Ad Hoe Committee150 on the basis of equitable geographical representation and including the permanent members of the Security Council; uon of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, 1982". 147 A/38/1 32-Si 156 7 5 and Corr. I and 2, annex, sect. I. 148 A/38/271-S/ 15830, annex. For the printed text. see O.ffa:1al Records q{ the Security Council. Thirty-eighth Year. Supplement for April. May and June I 983, document S/15830, annex. 149 A/39/144 and Add.I 1 Sil The memhersh1p of the Committee will be announced subsequently. Ill. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committe_e ___ ___ _ ___ 9_9 3. Requests the Secretary-General urgently to invite those Member States that have not yet done so. to com­ municate to him not later than 30 April 1985 their views and comments on the matter and to transmit those views and comments to the Ad Hoe Committee as soon as possi­ ble; 4. Requests the Ad Hoe Committee, in considering the matter, to take due account of the views and comments of Member States, including their recommendations, and to submit a progress report to the Security Council for its consideration and comments and to the General Assembly at its fortieth session, and a final report to the Assembly at its forty-first session; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security". 102nd plenary meeting 17 December 1984 39/159. Inadmissibility of the policy of State terror­ ism and any actions by States aimed at undermining the socio-political system in other sovereign States The General Assembly, Reaffirming the obligation of all States to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of any State, as well as the inalienable right of all peoples to determine their own form of government and to choose their own economic, political and social sys­ tem free from outside intervention. subversion. coercion and constraint of any kind whatsoever, Expressing its profound concern that State terrorism has lately been practised ever more frequently in relations between States and that military and other actions are being taken against the sovereignty and political indepen­ dence of States and the self-determination of peoples, Noting that all this seriously endangers the independent existence of States and the possibility of ensuring peaceful relations and mutual trust between them and leads to a sharp exacerbation of tensions and a growing threat of war, Reaffirming the inalienable right of all peoples freely to determine their own destiny and the course of their devel­ opment, Convinced that the interests of maintaining peace require that relations between States, regardless of ideolo­ gies, should be based on strict observance of the Charter of the United Nations. as well as on generally recognized principles and norms of international relations, inter alia. renunciation of the threat or use of force against the terri­ torial integrity or political independence of any State, non­ intervention and non-interference in the internal and external affairs of States, permanent sovereignty of States and peoples over their natural resources and self-determi­ nation and independence of peoples under colonial domi­ nation, foreign occupation or racist regimes. Categorically rejecting all concepts, doctrines or ideolo­ gies intended to justify actions of States aimed at under­ mining the socio-political system of other States, l5I See also sect. X.B.I, dec1s1on 391424 152 Resolution S-10/2. 153 Official Records o(the General .-ll1c111/,/1 /"111n, mnrh Snrn>n, S1,r111/e ment No. 42 (A/39/42). l. Resolutely condemns policies and practices of terror­ ism in relations between States as a method of dealing with other States and peoples: 2. Demands that all States take no actions aimed at military intervention and occupation, forcible change in or undermining of the socio-political system of States, destabilization and overthrow of their Governments and, in particular, initiate no military action to that end under any pretext whatsoever and cease forthwith any such action already in progress; 3. Urges all States to respect and strictly observe, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the sovereignty and political independence of States and the right of peoples to self-determination. as well as their right freely. without outside mterference and intervention, to choose their socio-political system and to pursue their political. economic, social and cultural development. 102nd plenarv meeting 17 December 1984 39/160. Relationship between disarmament and development 111 !'he General Assemh, r. Recalling its resolution 38/71 B. of 15 December 1983. Recalling the provisions of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, 152 con­ cerning the relationship between disarmament and devel­ opment. ( ·ons1dermg-. (a) That world-wide military spending has acquired a staggering magnitude and the global trend continues to be towards a faster rate of annual increase in these expendi­ tures. (h) That this situation stands in dramatic contrast to the sombre state of the global economy and has serious implications for the economic prospects of the world, par­ ticularly those of the developing countries, (c) That the world economy, particularly that of devel­ oping countries, would benefit from appropriate interna­ tional action that took into account the close relationship of disarmament and development, 4/so considering that in view of the importance and urgency of giving international consideration and practical expression to that relationship, the time has come for a comprehensive discuss1,on of the subject at a high political level, Taking note of the report adopted by the Disarmament Commission at the end of its 1984 session. 151 l'akmg note, in particular, of the recommendation con­ tained in the report of the Disarmament Commission according to which efforts should be continued to enable the General Assembly to reach, at its thirty-ninth session. a broad measure of agreement on the subject. taking into account the views expressed in the report, 154 I. Decides to convene an International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Develop­ ment, which should be preceded by thorough preparation and should take decisions by consensus; 2. -J/so decides thal the purposes of the Conference should be: -,.,1 lh11i, para 27

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