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11. Resolution~ adoptt'd without reference to a Main Committee 39 6. Requests the relevan! organizations, organs and bod:c., of the United Nations svstem to render all neces- sary assistance that the States ~f the region may seek in their joint endeavours to implement the declaration ofthe zone of peace and co-operation of the South Atlantíc; 7. Further requests the Secretary-General to keep the implementation of resolution 41/11 under review and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, taking into account the views expressed by Mem- ber States as well as information from other sources; 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Zone of peace and co-operation of the South Atlantic". 63rd plenary meeting 10 November 1987 42/17. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting oflnde- pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, containing the pro- gramme of action for t he foil implementation of the Decla- ration, Recalling also its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 3161 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, 3291 (XXIX) of 13 December 1974, 31/4 of 21 October 1976, 32/7 of 1 November 1977, 34/69 of 6 December 1979, 35/43 of 28 November 1980, 36/105 of 10 Decem- ber 1981, 37/65 of3 December 1982, 38/13 of21 Novem- ber 1983, 39/48 of 11 December 1984, 40/62 of9 Decem- ber 1985 and 41/30 of 3 November 1986, in which it, in ter alia, affirmed the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros, Recalling, in particular, its resolution 3385 (XXX) of 12 November 1975 on the admission of the Comoros to membership in the United Nations, in which it reaffirmed the necessity of respecting the unity and territorial integ- rity of the Comoro Archipelago, composed of the islands of Anjouan, Grande-Comore, Mayotte and Mohéli, Recalling further that, in accordance with the agree- ments between the Comoros and France, signed on 15 June 1973, concerning the accession of the Comoros to independence, the results of the referendum of 22 Decem- ber 1974 were to be considered on a global basis and not is- land by island, - Convinced that a just and lasting solutíon to the question of Mayotte is to be found in respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Comoro Archipelago, Convinced further that a speedy solution of the problem is essential for the preservation of the peace and security which prevail in the region, Bearing in mind the wish expressed by the President of the French Republic to seek actively a just solution to that problem, Taking note of the repeated wish of the Government of the Comoros to initiate as soon as possible a frank and serious dialogue with the French Government with a view to accelerating the return of thc Cornorian island of Mayotte to the Islainic Federal Republic of the Comoros. Taking note of the report of the Sccretary-General.6° t,0 A/42/602. Bearing in mind the decisions of the Organization of African Unity, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Organization of the Islamic Conference on this question, l. Reaffirms the sovereignty of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros over the island of Mayotte; 2. Invites the Government of France to honour the commitments entered into prior to the referendum on the self.-dctermination of the Comoro Archipelago of 22 December 1974 concerning respect for the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros; 3. Ca lis for the translation into practice of the wish ex- pressed by the President of the French Republic to seek actively a just solution to the question of Mayotte; 4. Urges the Govcrnment of France to accelerate the process of negotiations with the Govemment of the Comoros with a view to ensuring the effective and prompt return l)f the island of Mayotte to the Comoros; 5. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Na- tions to maintain continuous contact with the Secretary- General of the Organization of African Unity with regard to this problem and to make available his good offices in the search for a peacefu\ negotiated solution to the prob- lem; 6. Further requests the Secretary-General to report on this rnatter to the General Assembly at its forty-third ses- s1on: 7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the itero entitled "Question of the Cornorian island of Mayotte". 64th plenary meeting 11 November 1987 42/18. Judgment of the híternational Court of Justice of 27 June 1986 concerning military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua: need for immediate compliance The General Assembly, Recalling Security Council resolutions 530 (1983) of l 9 May 1983 and 562 (1985) of 10 May 1985, and its reso- lution 41/31 of 3 November 1986, Aware that, under the Charter of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ ofthe United Nations and that each Member under- takes to comply with the decision ofthe Court in any case to which it is a party, Considering that Article 36, paragraph 6, of the Sta tute of the Court provides that "in the event of a dispute as to whether the Court has jurisdiction, the matter shall be set- tled by the decision of the Court", Taking note of the Judgment of the International Court of J ustice of 27 June 1986 in the case of "Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua",61 Having considered the events that have taken place in and against Nicaragua since the Judgment was rendered, in particular the continued financing by the United States of America of military and other activities in and against Nicaragua, 61 Military and ParamiJit3ry Activities in and against Nicaragua ( Nicaragua v. United States of America), Merits, Judgment, 1.C.J. Rl'port,· /98ó. p. 14

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