The situation in Kampuchea.

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO A MAIN COMMITTEE
22. The situation in Kampuchea

The General Assembly, Noting with great concern that the armed conflict in Kampuchea has escalated and is seriously threatening the peace and stability of South-East Asia, Deeply regretting the armed intervention by outside forces in the internal affairs of Kampuchea, Gravely alarmed that the present conflict may spill over to neighbouring countries and increase the danger of further involvement by outside Powers, Deeply distressed by the widespread hardship and deprivation and the large-scale famine being suffered by the people of Kampuchea, Seriously disturbed that these developments have resulted in a continuing large exodus of people from Kampuchea to neighbouring countries, thereby causing them severe problems, Noting with deep appreciation the roles played by the United Nations and other national and international humanitarian organizations in rendering relief assistance to the civilian population of Kampuchea, and the initiative of the Secretary-General in convening the Pledging Conference for Emergency Humanitarian Relief to the People of Kampuchea, held on 5 November 1979, as well as the pledges made by the various countries at that Conference,[1] Convinced that a political solution which will ensure the sovereignty and independence of Kampuchea is essential for bringing about durable peace and stability in the region, Reaffirming the right of all peoples to determine their own future free from outside interference, Emphasizing that all States shall refrain, in their international relations, from the threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or independence of any State, and strictly adhere to the principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States,

1. Strongly appeals to all States and national and international humanitarian organizations to render, on an urgent and non-discriminatory basis, humanitarian relief to the civilian population of Kampuchea, including those who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries;

2. Calls upon all States to take urgent measures to resettle from those countries the displaced Kampucheans;

3. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General to co-ordinate relief assistance and to ensure its distribution to those for whom it is intended;

4. Urges all parties to the conflict to co-operate in every possible way to facilitate the humanitarian relief efforts;

5. Calls upon all parties to the conflict to observe fully the fundamental principles of human rights;

6. Further calls upon all parties to the conflict to cease all hostilities forthwith;

7. Calls for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from Kampuchea and calls upon all States to refrain from all acts or threats of aggression and all forms of interference in the internal affairs of States in South East Asia;

8. Urges all parties to the conflict to settle their disputes by peaceful means in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

9. Appeals to all States to refrain from any interference in the internal affairs of Kampuchea in order to enable its people to decide their own future and destiny free from outside interference, subversion or coercion, and to respect scrupulously the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Kampuchea;

10. Resolves that the people of Kampuchea should be enabled to choose democratically their own government, without outside interference, subversion or coercion;

11. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the situation closely and to exercise his good offices in order to contribute to a peaceful solution of the problem;

12. Also requests the Secretary-General to explore the possibility of holding an international conference on Kampuchea as one of the means for implementing the present resolution;

13. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to Member States a report on the situation at the earliest appropriate opportunity;

14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "The situation in Kampuchea".

67th plenary meeting
14 November 1979

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[1] See SG/CONF.1/SR.1 and 2.