A/RES/43/87 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. III. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee 107 3. Calls upan ali States to spare no efforts towards the fullest implementation of the Declaration at the national and international levels and towards increasing its na- tional and international role by strictly adhering to the principies enshrined in that document. 73rd plenary meeting 7 December 1988 43/88. Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security The General Assembly, Having considered the item entitled "Review of the im- plementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security", Aware ofthe increasing interdependence among nations and ofthe fact that in the present-day world there is no al- ternative to a policy of peaceful coexistence, détente and co-operation among States on the basis of equality, irre- spective oftheir economic or military power, political and social systems or size and geographic location, Convinced that a comprehensive and just solution to pressing international problems, such as achieving peace and security, disarmament and development, can be as- sured only through negotiations, based on the principies of the Charter of the United Nations, in which all countries participate on an equal footing, Reiterating its conviction that, in the continuing search by the international community for lasting security, mul- tilateral action has an increasingly important role, Reaffirming the role of the United Nations asan indis- pensable forum for negotiations and reaching agreements on measures to promote and strengthen international peace and security, Stressing the need for the main organs ofthe United Na- tions responsible for the maintenance of peace and security, particularly the Security Council, to contribute more effectively to the promotion of international peace and security by seeking solutions to unresolved problems and crises in the world, 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, 125 the Declaration on the Inadmissibility of lntervention and Interference in the Internal Affairs of States133 and the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Set- tlement of International Disputes, 134 Welcoming the fact that a favourable climate has re- cently developed within the international community and progress has been recorded in sorne important fields of arms limitation and disarmament, as well as in the resolu- tion of certain focal points of crisis in the world, Encouraged by the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination ofTheir Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range Missiles, 11 which represents a valuable initial step in the reduction of nuclear weapons, Noting that the progress in the resolution of certain re- gional conflicts and the easing of tensions present the in- ternational community of nations with the opportunity to take a significant step towards the realization of interna- tional peace and security, 133 Resolution 36/103, annex. 134 Resolution 37 /10, annex. Welcoming also the continuation of the process within the framework of the Conference on Security and Co- operation in Europe, Noting with concern that despite the positive processes and developments, the provisions of the Declaration on the Strengthening of lnternational Security135 have not been fully implemented and that international relations are still characterized by the policy of competition for spheres ofinfluence, domination and exploitation in many parts of the world by the continuation of the arms race, particularly in nuclear weapons, and the danger of its ex- tension into outer space, by the recourse to the use or threat of use of force, military intervention and interfer- ence and foreign occupation and by the infringement of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, Concerned particular/y by the lack of solutions to the world economic problems, in which the deeper underlying problems of a structural nature have been compounded by cyclical factors and which has further aggravated the inequalities and injustices in international economic rela- tions, ali of which pose a grave threat to global peace and security, 1. Reaffirms the validity of the Declaration on the Strengthening oflnternational Security, and calls upon ali States to contribute effectively to its implementation; 2. Urges once again ali States to abide strictly, in their international relations, by their commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and, to this end: (a) To refrain from the use or threat ofuse offorce, in- tervention, interference, aggression, foreign occupation and colonial domination or measures of political and eco- nomic coercion, which viola te the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and security of other States, as well as the permanent sovereignty of peoples over their natural resources; (b) To refrain from supporting or encouraging any such act for any reason whatsoever and to reject and refuse recognition of situations brought about by any such act; (e) To seek, through more effective utilization of the means provided for in the Charter, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the elimination of the focal points of crisis and tension, which constitute a threat to international peace and security; 3. Calls upan ali States, in particular the nuclear- weapon States and other militarily significant States, to take immediate steps aimed at: (a) Promoting and using effectively the system of col- lective security as envisaged in the Charter; (b) Halting effectively the arms race and achieving general and complete disarmament under effective inter- national control and, to this end, to conduct serious, meaningful and effective negotiations with a view to im- plementing the recommendations and decisions contained in the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly13 and to fulfilling the priority tasks listed in the Programme of Action set forth in section 111 of the Final Document; 4. Invites ali States, in particular the major military Powers and States members of military alliances, to re- frain, especially in critica! situations and in crisis areas, from actions, including military activities and manoeu- vres, conceived within the context of East-West confron- rn Resolution 2734 (XXV).

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