Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 37/119 of 16 December 1982 and 38/191 of 20 December 1983 on the implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, Reaffirming that the primary function of the United Nations, in particular through the Security Council, is the maintenance of international peace and security, Stressing that the purposes of the United Nations can be achieved only under conditions in which States comply fully with their obligations assumed under the Charter, Alarmed over the growing tendency of States to resort to the use of force, intervention and interference in the internal affairs of States, thus ignoring the Charter and the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Concerned that the Security Council has not always been able to take decisive action for the maintenance of international peace and for resolving international problems, Recognizing that fundamental approaches to genuine security include, inter alia, the strengthening of the Charter system of collective security, Conscious of the important role with which the Security Council is entrusted in enhancing the collective security provisions of the Charter for the promotion of peace and security in the world in accordance with the Charter, Regretting that the provisions of the Charter relating to collective security measures have not been fully implemented, Taking into account in this connection the reports of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth sessions, Also taking into account the note by the President of the Security Council of 12 September 1983, Recalling the Political Declaration adopted by the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at New Delhi from 7 to 12 March 1983, Also recalling the views of the Governments of the five Nordic countries on the strengthening of the United Nations, Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, Having considered the item entitled "Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security",

1. Regrets that the Ad Hoc Committee which the General Assembly, by its resolution 38/191, decided to establish for the purpose of exploring ways and means of implementing the said provisions has not been constituted;

2. Requests the President of the General Assembly, as a matter of urgency, to undertake consultations with the regional groups to appoint fifty-four Member States to constitute the membership of the Ad Hoc Committee on the basis of equitable geographical representation and including the permanent members of the Security Council;

3. Requests the Secretary-General urgently to invite those Member States that have not yet done so, to communicate to him not later than

30 April 1985 their views and comments on the matter and to transmit those views and comments to the Ad Hoc Committee as soon as possible;

4. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee, in considering the matter, to take due account of the views and comments of Member States, including their recommendations, and to submit a progress report to the Security Council for its consideration and comments and to the General Assembly at its fortieth session, and a final report to the Assembly at its forty-first session;

5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security".