Respect for human rights in armed conflicts
- Author: UN General Assembly
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Date:
12 December 1973
XXVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
3102. Respect for human rights in armed conflicts
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Swiss Federal Council for convoking in 1974 the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts and to the International Committee of the Red Cross for the extensive work it has performed in preparing the draft Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949;
2. Urges that the national liberation movements recognized by the various regional intergovernmental organizations concerned be invited to participate in the Diplomatic Conference as observers in accordance with the practice of the United Nations;
3. Urges all participants in the Diplomatic Conference to do their utmost to reach agreement on additional rules which may help to alleviate the suffering brought about by armed conflicts and to protect noncombatants and civilian objects in such conflicts;
4. Calls upon all parties to armed conflicts to acknowledge and to comply with their obligations under the humanitarian instruments and to observe the international humanitarian rules which are applicable, in particular the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and the Geneva Conventions of 1949;
5. Urges that instruction concerning such rules be provided to armed forces and information concerning the same rules be given to civilians' everywhere, with a view to securing their strict observance;
6. Requests again the Secretary-General to encourage the study and teaching of principles of international humanitarian rules applicable in armed conflicts;
7. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session on relevant developments concerning human rights in armed conflicts, in particular on the proceedings and results of the 1974 session of the Diplomatic Conference;
8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-ninth session the item entitled "Respect for human rights in armed conflicts".
2197th plenary meeting,12 December 1973
[1] Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907 (New York, Oxford University Press, 1915). [2] League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. XCIV, No. 2138, p. 65. [3] United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973. [4] See A/7720, annex I, sect. D. [5] A/9123/Add.2, annex, sect. IV. [6] A/9123 and Corr.1 and Add. 1 and 2. [7] A/9123/Add.2, annex, sect. III. [8] A/9215.
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