A/RES/40/5 GA

16 General Assembly-Fortieth Session Islamic Conference contributes to the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Recalling its resolutions 36/23 of 9 November 1981, 3 7 / 4 of 22 October 1982, 38/4 of 28 October 1983 and 39/7 of 8 November 1984, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Sec- retary-General; 2. Approves the conclusions and recommendations of the co-ordination meeting of the focal points of the lead agencies of the United Nations system and the Organiza- tion of the Islamic Conference;5 3. Notes with satisfaction the active participation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in the work of the United Nations towards the realization of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations; 4. Requests the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to continue co-operation in their common search for solutions to global problems, such as questions relating to international peace and security, dis- armament, self-determination, decolonization, fundamen- tal human rights and the establishment of a new interna- tional economic order; 5. Encourages the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to continue to expand their co-operation with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, particularly by negotiating co-opera- tion agreements, and invites them to multiply the contacts and meetings of focal points for co-operation in priority areas of interest to the United Nations and the Organiza- tion of the Islamic Conference; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen co- operation and co-ordination between the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to serve the mutual interests of the two organizations in the political, economic, social and cultural fields; 7. Recommends that the second general meeting between representatives of the secretariats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system and the secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference as provided for in General Assembly resolution 37/4, should be organized in 1986 at a date and place to be determined through consultations with the organizations concerned; 8. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Sec- retary-General in the promotion of co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and expresses the hope that he will continue to strengthen the mechanisms of co-operation between the two organizations; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Gen- eral Assembly at its forty-first session on the state of co- operation between the United Nations and the Organiza- tion of the Islamic Conference; l 0. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference". 5 Ibid., sect. 111.C. 6 A/40/481 and Corr. I and Add. I. 50th plenary meeting 25 October 1985 7 See Official Records of the General Assemhlv. Fortwth Sessw11, f'/,•nan- Meetings, 50th meeting. 40/5. Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions on the promotion of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, in particular resolutions 36/24 of 9 November 1981, 37/17 of 16 November 1982, 38/6 of28 October 1983 and 39/9 of 8 November 1984, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States,6 Having heard the statement by the Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States on co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States of 25 October 19857 and having noted the emphasis placed therein on follow-up projects, actions and procedures on the recommendations adopted at the meeting between rep- resentatives of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations and the secre- tariats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system, held at Tunis from 28 June to I July 1983,8 as well as on various sectoral activities related to development priorities in the Arab region, Recalling the relevant Articles of the Charter of the United Nations which encourage activities through regional arrangements for the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Noting with appreciation the desire of the League of Arab States to consolidate and develop the existing ties with the United Nations in all areas relating to the mainte- nance of international peace and security, and to co-oper- ate in every possible way with the United Nations in the implementation of United Nations resolutions relating to the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, A ware of the vital importance for the countries members of the League of Arab States of achieving a just, compre- hensive and durable solution to the Middle East conflict and the question of Palestine, the core of the conflict, Realizing that the strengthening of international peace and security is directly related, inter alia, to disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and racial discrimination, Convinced that the maintenance and further strength- ening of co-operation between the United Nations and the organizations of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States contribute to the work of the United Nations system and to the promotion of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, Recalling that at the meeting held at Tunis the frame- work of co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States in certain priority sectors was defined, and proposals that could lend themselves to joint implementation were recommended, Recognizing the need for closer co-operation between the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in realizing the goals and objectives set forth in the Strategy for Joint Arab Econo- mic Development adopted by the Eleventh Arab Summit Conference, held at Amman from 25 to 27 November 1980, I. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Sec- retary-General; 8 A/38/299 and Corr. I sect. V II. Resolutions adopted without reference to a Main Committee 17 2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the follow-up action taken by him on the proposals adopted at the meeting between representatives of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations and the secretariats of the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system, held at Tunis, as well as to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system for their efforts to facilitate the implementation of the propo- sals; 3. Notes with satisfaction the results achieved at the sectoral meeting on social development in the Arab region, held at Amman from 19 to 21 August 1985;9 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen co-operation with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States for the purpose of implementing United Nations resolutions relating to the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East in order to achieve a just, comprehensive and durable solution to the Middle East conflict and the question of Palestine, the core of the conflict; 5. Requests the Secretariat of the United Nations and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, within their respective fields of competence, further to intensify their co-operation towards the realization of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the strengthening of international peace and secu- rity, disarmament, decolonization, self-determination and the eradication of all forms of racism and racial discrimi- nation; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination between the United Nations and the organizations of the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in order to enhance their capacity to serve the mutual interests of the two organiza- tions in the political, economic, social and cultural fields; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to continue the follow-up action to facilitate the implementation of the proposals of a multilateral nature adopted at the meeting held at Tunis in 1983, and to take appropriate action regarding the multilateral proposals relating to social development adopted at the meeting held at Amman in 1985, including the following measures: (a) Promotion of contacts and consultations between the counterpart programmes, organizations and agencies concerned; (b) Setting up of joint sectoral inter-agency working groups; (c) Consultation with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States regarding the convening in 1987 of the joint sectoral meeting on development of human resources in the Arab region; 8. Calls upon the specialized agencies, and other organizations and programmes of the United Nations sys- tem: (a) To continue to co-operate with the Secretary-Gen- eral and the programmes, organizations and agencies con- cerned within the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations in the follow-up of multilateral proposals aimed at strengthening and expanding co-operation in all fields between the United Nations system and the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations; (b) To maintain and increase contacts and consulta- tions with the counterpart programmes, organizations and 9s._-., N40/481/Add.l. agencies concerned regarding projects of a bilateral nature in order to facilitate their implementation; (c) To inform the Secretary-General, not later than 15 May 1986, of the progress of their co-operation with the League of Arab States and its specialized organizations, in particular, the follow-up action taken on the multilateral and bilateral proposals adopted at the meetings held at Tunis and Amman; 9. Requests the Secretary-General, in close co-opera- tion with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to hold periodic consultations as and when appro- priate between representatives of the Secretariat of the United Nations and of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on follow-up policies, projects, actions and procedures; I 0. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its forty-first session, a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution; 11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States". 50th plenary meeting 25 October /985 40/6. Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequen- ces for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international sys- tem concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security", Recalling the relevant resolutions of the Security Coun- cil and the General Assembly, Taking note of the relevant resolutions of the Interna- tional Atomic Energy Agency, Viewing with deep concern Israel's refusal to comply with Security Council resolution 487 (1981) of 19 June 1981, Noting with deep concern the threatening statement made by an Israeli cabinet member on 26 March 1985,IO in which he stated, inter a/ia, "We are prepared to strike against any nuclear reactor built by Iraq in the future", Deeply alarmed by Israel's failure to state without ambi- guity its acceptance of the internationally recognized cri- teria for the definition of a peaceful nuclear facility and to acknowledge the effectiveness of the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency as a reliable means of verifying the peaceful operation of nuclear facili- ties, Cp,u:erned that armed attacks against nuclear facilities raise fears about the safety of present and future nuclear installations, Aware that all States developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes need assurances against armed attacks on nuclear facilities, I. Strongly condemns all military attacks on all nuclear installations dedicated to peaceful purposes, including the military attacks by Israel on the nuclear facilities of Iraq; 10 See N40!283. annex"

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