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A/RES/35/160 



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General Assembly

Distr: General
15 December 1980
Original: English

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Thirty-fifth session
Agenda item 51

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

35/160. Peaceful settlement of disputes between States

The General Assembly.

Having examined the item entitled "Peaceful settlement of disputes between States",

Deeply concerned at the continuation of conflict situations and the emergence of new sources of disputes and tension in international life, and especially at the growing tendency to resort to force or the threat of force and at the escalation of the arms race, which gravely endanger the independence and security of States, as well as international peace and security,

Reaffirming its resolution 34/102 of 14 December 1979. in which it urged all States to co-operate in the elaboration of a declaration of the General Assembly on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States,

Considering that the elaboration of a declaration on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States could contribute to the elimination of the danger of recourse to force or the threat of force and, therefore, to the strengthening of international peace and security,

Noting with satisfaction the report of the Secretary-General,/15 containing the opinions, suggestions and proposals of States regarding the declaration on the peaceful settlement of disputes between States,

Noting also the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization,/16 especially the work done on the draft Manila declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes,/17

Taking into account the suggestions and opinions expressed during the examination at its current session of the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States,

Bearing in mind the wide consultations that have taken place in connexion with the content of the declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the fruitful activity in the Working Group, established at the current session of the General Assembly, which continued the elaboration of the declaration,

1.Calls again upon all States to adhere strictly in their international relations to the principle that States shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered:

2.Considers that the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes should represent one of the central concerns for States and that, to this end, the efforts for examining and further developing the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States and the means of consolidating its full observance by all States in their international relations should be continued:

3.Considers also that the elaboration, as soon as possible, of a declaration of the General Assembly on the peaceful settlement of international disputes is likely to contribute to the strengthening of the role and the efficiency of the United Nations in preventing conflicts and settling them peacefully:

4.Requests the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization to continue the elaboration of the draft Manila declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes with a view to submitting it for further consideration to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session;

5.Refers to the Special Committee the report of its Working Group on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes,/18 as well as the views expressed at the current session of the General Assembly on the contents of the declaration;

6.Expresses the hope that the States which have not yet transmitted to the Secretary-General their opinions on that matter will do so as soon as possible in order to contribute, in this way also, to the elaboration of the declaration;

7.Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Peaceful settlement of disputes between States".

95th plenary meeting
15 December 1980



Notes

15/ A/35/391 and Add.1.

16/ Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 33 (A/35/33 and Corr.1).

17/ Ibid., para. 159.

18/ A/C.6/35/L.21.


Notes

15/ A/35/391 and Add.1.

16/ Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirty-fifth Session. Supplement No. 33 (A/35/33 and Corr.1).

17/ Ibid., para. 159.

18/ A/C.6/35/L.21.