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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" 18 General Assembly-Fortieth Session 2. Considers that Israel has not yet committed itself not to attack or threaten to attack nuclear facilities in Iraq or elsewhere, including facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards; 3. Requests the Security Council to take urgent and effective measures to ensure that Israel complies without further delay with the provisions of resolution 487 (198 l); 4. Requests the International Atomic Energy Agency to consider additional measures effectively to ensure that Israel undertakes not to attack or threaten to attack peace- ful nuclear facilities in Iraq or elsewhere, in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and in disregard of the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency; 5. Calls upon Israel urgently to place all its nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency safe- guards in accordance with resolution 487 (1981) adopted unanimously by the Security Council; 6. Reaffirms that Iraq is entitled to compensation for the damage it has suffered as a result of the Israeli armed attack on 7 June 1981; 7. Urges all Member States to provide necessary tech- nical assistance to Iraq to restore its peaceful nuclear pro- gramme and to overcome the damage caused by the Israeli attack; 8. Calls upon all States and organizations that have not yet done so to discontinue co-operating with and giving assistance to Israel in the nuclear field; 9. Requests the Conference on Disarmament to con- tinue negotiations with a view to an immediate conclusion of the agreement on the prohibition of military attacks on nuclear facilities as a contribution to promoting and ensuring the safe development of nuclear energy for peace- ful purposes; l 0. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled .. Armed Israeli aggres- sion against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system con- cerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-prolif- eration of nuclear weapons and international peace and security". 59th plenary meeting 1 November 1985 40/7. The situation in Kampuchea The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 34/22 of 14 November 1979, 35/6 of22 October 1980, 36/5 of21 October 1981, 37/6 of 28 October 1982, 38/3 of 27 October 1983 and 39/5 of 30 October 1984, Recalling further the Declaration on Kampuchea• 1 and resolution 1 (1) 12 adopted by the International Conference on Kampuchea, which offer the negotiating framework for a comprehensive political settlement of the Kampuchean problem, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 39/ 5,13 Deploring that foreign armed intervention and occupa- tion continue and that foreign forces have not been with- drawn from Kampuchea, thus causing continuing hostili- ties in that country and seriously threatening international peace and security, I I Report of the lnternaJiona/ Conference on Kampuchea, New York. 13-17 July 1981 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.1.20), annex I. 12 /bid., annex II. Noting the continued and effective struggle waged against foreign occupation by the Coalition with Samdech Norodom Sihanouk as President of Democratic Kampu- chea, Taking note of Economic and Social Council decision 1985/155 of 30 May 1985 on the right of peoples to self- determination and its application to peoples under colo- nial or alien domination or foreign occupation, Greatly disturbed that the continued fighting and insta- bility in Kampuchea have forced an additional large number of Kampucheans to flee to the Thai-Kampuchean border in search of food and safety, Recognizing that the assistance extended by the interna- tional community has continued to reduce the food shortages and health problems of the Kampuchean people, Emphasizing that it is the inalienable right of the Kam- puchean people who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries to return safely to their homeland, Emphasizing further that no effective solution to the humanitarian problems can be achieved without a com- prehensive political settlement of the Kampuchean con- flict, Seriously concerned about reported demographic changes being imposed in Kampuchea by foreign occupa- tion forces, Convinced that, to bring about lasting peace in South- East Asia and reduce the threat to international peace and security, there is an urgent need for the international com- munity to find a comprehensive political solution to the Kampuchean problem that will provide for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and ensure respect for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and neutral and non- aligned status of Kampuchea, as well as the right of the Kampuchean people to self-determination free from out- side interference, Reiterating its conviction that, after the comprehensive political settlement of the Kampuchean question through peaceful means, the States of the South-East Asian region can pursue efforts to establish a zone of peace, freedom and neutrality in South-East Asia so as to lessen interna- tional tensions and to achieve lasting peace in the region, Reaffirming the need for all States to adhere strictly to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which call for respect for the national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States, non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of States, non- recourse to the threat or use of force and peaceful settle- ment of disputes, 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 34/22, 35/6, 36/5, 37/6, 38/3 and 39/5 and calls for their full implementation; 2. Reiterates its conviction that the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Kampuchea, the restoration and pres- ervation of its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the right of the Kampuchean people to determine their own destiny and the commitment by all States to non-interference and non-intervention in the internal affairs of Kampuchea are the principal components of any just and lasting resolution of the Kampuchean problem; 3. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Ad Hoe Committee of the International Conference on Kam- puchea on its activities during 1984-198514 and requests that the Committee continue its work, pending the recon- vening of the Conference; 13 A/401759. 14 A/CONF.109/9.

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