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298 General Assembly-Forty-second Session ing of the Role of the Organization, and its relevant reso- lutions adopted at subsequent sessions,37 Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh,38 thirty-ninth,39 fortieth,40 forty-first41 and forty-second sessions,42 as well as of the views and comments expressed on them by Member States, Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the Charter ofthe United Nations and on the Strength- ening of the Role of the Organization on the work of the session it held in 1987,43 Expressing its appreciation for the progress achieved by the Special Committee during its 1987 session on the ques- tion of the prevention and removal of threats to peace and of situations that may lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute, Noting with satisfaction that tangible progress has been achieved in the Special Committee on the proposal con- cerning the resort to a commission of good offices, media- tion or conciliation within the United Nations, Mindful of the efforts made in the elaboration of a draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between Sta tes, Recognizing the importance that pre-session consulta- tions among the members of the Special Committee and other interested States may have in facilitating the smooth conduct ofthe work ofthe Special Committee towards the fulfilment ofits task, especially as regards the composition of the Bureau and the organization of work, 1. Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on the Charter ofthe United Nations and on the Strength- ening of the Role of the Organization; 2. Decides that the Special Committee shall hold its next session from 22 February to 11 March 1988; 3. Requests the Special Committee at its session in 1988, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 5 below: (a) To accord priority to the question of the mainte- nance of international peace and security in ali its aspects in order to strengthen the role of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, and, in this context: (i) To complete an appropriate draft document on the prevention and removal of threats to peace and of situations that may Jead to international friction or give rise to a dispute, on the basis of the provision- ally adopted paragraphs as well as other proposals set forth in paragraphs 37, 46 and 102 ofthe report of the Special Committee on its work at the 1987 session;43 (ii) To submit the draft document to the General As- sembly at its forty-third session; (b) To continue its work on the question ofthe peace- ful settlement of disputes between States, and, in this con- text: 37 Resolutions 31/28 of 29 November 1976, 32/45 of 8 December 1977, 33/94 of 16 December 1978, 34/147 of 17 December 1979, 35/164 of 15 December 1980, 36/122 of 11 December 1981, 37/114 of 16 December 1982, 38/141 of 19 December 1983, 39/88 of 13 December 1984, 40/78 of 11 December 1985 and 41/83 of 3 December 1986. 38 Official Record.,· o/ the General Assembly, Thirty-sevemh Se.1sion. Suff"ement No. 1 (A/.17/1). /bid., Thirty-ninth Session, Supplcment No. 1 (A/39/1 ). 40 /bid., Fortieth Session. Supplement No. J (A/40/1). 41 /bid .. Forty-first Session, Supplement No. / (A/41/1). 42 /bid., Forty-second Session, Supplement No. J (A/42/1). 43 /bid .. Supplement No. 33 (A/42/3:l). (i) To continue consideration of the working paper44 on the resort to a commission of good offices, mediation or conciliation within the United Na- tions, with a view to completing it and submitting conclusions thereon to the General Assembly at the earliest possible date; (ii) To examine the report of the Secretary-General on the elaboration of a draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States; 4. Requests the Special Committee to keep the ques- tion ofthe rationalization ofthe procedures ofthe United Nations under active review; 5. Also requests the Special Committee to be mindful of the importance of reaching general agreement whenever that has significance for the outcome of its work; 6. Decides that the Special Committee shall accept the participation of observers of Member States, including in the meetings of its working groups; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to render ali assis- tance to the Special Committee; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to continue, on a priority basis, the preparation of a draft handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States, on the ba- sis of the outline elaborated by the Special Committee and in the light of the views expressed in the course of the dis- cussions in the Sixth Committee45 and in the Special Com- mittee, 46 and to report to the Special Committee at its ses- sion in 1988 on the progress ofwork, before submitting to it the draft handbook in its final form, with a view to its ap- proval at a later stage; 9. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its forty-third ses- sion; 10. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Report ofthe Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization". 94th p/enary meeting 7 December 1987 42/158. Development and strengthening of good- neighbourliness between States The General Assembly, Bearing in mind the determination of the peoples of the United Nations, as expressed in the Charter ofthe United Nations, to practise tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, Recalling the Declaration on Principies of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, approved by its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, Recalling its resolutions 1236 (XII) of 14 December 1957, 1301 (XIII) of 10 December 1958, 2129 (XX) of 21 December 1965, 34/99 of 14 December 1979, 36/101 of9 December 1981, 37/117 of 16 December 1982, 38/126 of 19 December 1983, 39/78 of 13 December 1984 and 41/84 of 3 December 1986, as well as its decision 40/419 of 11 December 1985, 44 Al AC. 182/L.52/Rev. l. 45 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second Session, Sixth Committee, 23rd to 28th and 55th meetings, and corrigendum. 46 /bid .. Fort.v-seco11d Sessio11, Supplemellt No. 33 (A/42/33), secl. 11. IX. Resolutions adopted on tbe reports of tbe Slxtb Commlttee 299 Bearing in mind that, for various reasons, there are par- ticularly favourable opportunities for co-operation and mutual advantage between neighbouring countries in many fields and various forms, and that the development of such co-operation may have a positive influence on in- temational relations as a whole, Considering that the great changes of a political, eco- nomic and social nature, as well as the scientific and tech- nological advances that have taken place in the world and led to unprecedented interdependence of nations, have given new dimensions to good-neighbourliness in the con- duct of States and increased the need to develop and strengthen it, Taking into account the working papers conceming the development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States, as well as the written replies sent by States and intemational organizations on the content of good- neighbourliness and on ways and means to enhance it,47 the views expressed by States on this subject and the re- ports of the Sub-Committee on Good-Neighbourliness set up by the Sixth Committee, 48 Recalling its opinion that it is necessary to continue to examine the question of good-neighbourliness in order to strengthen and develop its content, as well as ways and modalities to enhance its effectiveness, and that the results of this examination could be included, at an appropriate time, in a suitable international document, 1. Reaffirms that good-neighbourliness fully conforms with the purposes of the United Nations and shall be founded upon the strict observance of the principies of the United Nations as embodied in the Charter and in the Declaration on Principies of International Law concern- ing Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter ofthe United Nations, and so presupposes the rejectioó of any acts seeking to establish zones of influence or domination; 2. Calls once again upon States, in the interest of the maintenance of international peace and security, to de- velop good-neighbourly relations, acting on the basis of these principies; 3. Reaffirms that the generalization of the long prac- tice of good-neighbourliness and of principies and rules pertaining to it is likely to strengthen friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter; 4. Takes note of the report of the Sub-Committee on Good-Neighbourliness,49 which functioned within the Sixth Committee during the forty-second session of the General Assembly; 5. Decides to continue and to complete at its forty- third session, on the basis ofthe present resolution and the report of the Sub-Committee, the task of identifying and clarifying the elements of good-neighbourliness and to begin the elaboration of a suitable international document on the development and strengthening of good- neighbourliness between States within the framework of a sub-committee on good-neighbourliness; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States". 94th plenary meeting 7 December 1987 47 See A/36/376 and Add.1, A/37/476, A/38/336 and Add.1 and A/40/450 and Add. l and 2. 48 See A/C.6/40/L.28 and Corr.1, A/C.6/41/L.14 and A/ C.6/42/L.6. 49 A/C.6/42/L.6. 42/159. Measures to prel'ent international terrorilm which endan1en or takes innocent human li-.es or jeopardizes fundamental freedoms ud study of the underlyin1 ca111e11 of tho&e forms of terrorism ud acts of -.iolence which lle in misery, frustration, ariel'uce and despair ud which cause some people to sacriftce humu lil'es, including their own, in an attempt to ef- fect radical changes: (a) Report of the Secretary-General; (b) Conl'ening, under the auspices of the United Nations, of an international conference to define terrorism and to differentiate it from the struale of peoples for national Uberation The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3034 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972, 31/102 of 15 December 1976, 32/147 of 16 Decem- ber 1977, 34/145 of 17 December 1979, 36/109 of 10 December 1981 and 38/130 of 19 December 1983, Reaffirming its resolution 40/61 of 9 December 1985, adopted without a vote, and the importance thereof in the consideration of the question of intemational terrorism and, in particular, in the strengthening of co-operation in preventing and eliminating terrorism, Recalling the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Commit- tee on Intemational Terrorism contained in its rel)Ort to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session,'50 Recalling also the Declaration on Principies of Interna- tional Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co- operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,3 the Declaration on the Strengthen- ing of International Security, 51 the Definition of Aggres- sion4 and relevant instruments on intemational humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict, Further recalling the existing international conventions relating to various aspects of the problem of international terrorism, inter alía, the Convention on otfences and Cer- tain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963,52 the Convention for the Suppression ofUnlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, 53 the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, concluded at Montreal on 23 September 1971,~ the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, includ- ing Diplomatic Agents, adopted in New York on 14 December 1973,53 and the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted in New York on 17 December 1979,56 as well as the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna on 3 March 1980, Convinced ofthe importance ofthe observance by States of their obligations under the relevant intemational con- ventions to ensure that appropriate law enforcement mea- sures are taken in connection with the offences addressed in those conventions, 50 See Ojjicial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Suff/ement No. 37 (A/34/37). Resolution 2734 (XXV). 52 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 704, No. 10106. 53 /bid., vol. 860, No. 12325. 54 /bid., vol. 974, No. 14118. 55 lbid., vol. 1035, No. 15410. 56 Resolution 34/146, annex.

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