A/RES/43/86 GA

106 General Assembly-Forty-third Session 1. Urges ali States, in the implementation of agree- ments reached with the United Nations regarding peace- keeping arrangements, further to strengthen co-operation with the Secretary-General in the discbarge of bis func- tions deriving from the Cbarter of tbe United Nations as well as from the mandates and decisions of tbe Security Council and the General Assembly; 2. Affirms tbat tbe adoption and implementation of confidence- and security-building measures, taking into account tbe Cbarter and tbe specificity of eacb particular region, would contribute to the strengtbening of regional as well as international peace and security. 73rd plenary meeting 7 December 1988 43/86. Need for a result-oriented political dialogue to improve the international situation The General Assembly, Having considered tbe item entitled "Need for a result- oriented political dialogue to improve the international situation", Welcoming tbe favourable trends in tbe current interna- tional environment, in particular tbe first, tbougb limited, step in tbe field of nuclear disarmament and tbe progress reacbed in solving regional conflicts, Noting with satisfaction the growing awareness that dia- logue and co-operation are imperative in arder furtber to improve international relations, genera te a clima te of trust and resolve global problems facing humanity, Conscious of tbe urgent need for progress in reducing tbe levels of armament, both nuclear and conventional, and in solving global problems such as the development of equi- table international economic relations, measures to allevi- ate the externa) indebtedness of the developing countries, protection of the environment and the elimination of ra- cism and apartheid, as well as tbe removal of hunger and poverty, Considering that durable peace and security cannot be achieved through confrontation, but only through policies of dialogue and co-operation as well as by measures aimed at strengthening the United Nations in accordance witb its Charter, particularly in tbe nuclear and space age, 1. Reaffirms the obligation ofStates to abide strictly by the purposes and principies of the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Calls for the continuation and intensification of re- sult-oriented political dialogue and co-operation at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels, in accordance with the relevant principies of the Charter; 3. Reaffirms its appeal to ali Member States to enhance the role ofthe United Nations as a forum for political dia- logue and negotiation in order to preserve peace, strengthen international security, promote arms limitation and disarmament, develop equitable international eco- nomic relations, implement the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupa- tion, eradicate racism and apartheid, promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and settle other urgent international issues; 4. Appeals to Member States to consider ways and means of strengthening the role and efficiency of the Gen- eral Assembly as the most representative international forum for dialogue and co-operation, as well as of increas- ing the political authority of its resolutions; 5. Welcomes the recent encouraging co-operation among the members of the Security Council enabling tbe Council to carry out more effectively its primary responsi- bility for the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the Charter; 6. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue bis efforts, in accordance with the Charter, to facilitate dia- logue and co-operation as a means to reduce tensions, to promete the peaceful settlement of regional and interna- tional conflicts and to enhance international peace and security; 7. Stresses tbe importance of a more adequate consid- eration ofthe report ofthe Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. 128 73rd plenary meeting 7 December 1988 43/87. Tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Decla- ration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace The General Assemb/y, Considering that the year 1988 marks the tenth anniver- sary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, 129 Reiterating that the promotion of peace is one of the pri- mary purposes of the United Nations and that its attain- ment is the most cherished ideal of the peoples of the world, We/coming tbe active promotion of the idea of the preparation of societies for life in peace by Governments, the United Nations and international and national organi- zations, as reflected in tbe reports oftbe Secretary-General prepared in accordance with General Assembly resolu- tions 33/73 of 15 December 1978, 130 36/104 of9 Decem- ber 198Jl 31 and 39/157 of 17 December 1984, 132 Welcoming a/so the growing involvement of majar political, social and religious movements in the promotion of peace, Recalling its resolution 42/91 of 7 December 1987 on the implementation of the Declaration, Noting with satisfaction that the issue of the preparation of societies for Iife in peace was given a prominent place in the observances of the International Year of Peace, Recognizing the determination of Sta tes to undertake ef- forts towards a more peaceful and secure world through tangible disarmament, Aware of the timeliness of the Declaration as well as the valuable experience gained in the course of the implemen- tation of its principies and objectives, 1. Solemnly reaffirms the lasting validity of the pur- poses and principies enshrined in the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace, based on the Charter of the United Nations; 2. Noting with appreciation the important role that the Declaration has played in promoting world peace and in- ternational security, common understanding and mutu- ally beneficia! co-operation; 128 Official Rccords of !he General Assembly. Forty-1hird Session, Supp/ement No. 1 (A/43/1 ). 119 Resolution 33/73. t30 A/36/386 and Add.1-J. 131 A/39/143 and Add 1. 132 A/42/668.

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