A
UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/48/23
3 December 1993
Forty-eighth session
Agenda item 37
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/48/L.25)]
48/23.
Zone of peace and cooperation of the South
Atlantic
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 41/11 of 27 October 1986, in which it solemnly
declared the Atlantic Ocean, in the region situated between Africa and South
America, the "Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic",
Recalling also its subsequent resolutions on the matter, including
resolution 45/36 of 27 November 1990, in which it reaffirmed the determination
of the States of the zone to enhance and accelerate their cooperation in the
political, economic, scientific, technical, cultural and other spheres,
Reaffirming that the questions of peace and security and those of
development are interrelated and inseparable, and considering that cooperation
among all States, in particular those of the region, for peace and development
is essential in promoting the objectives of the zone of peace and cooperation
of the South Atlantic,
Aware of the importance that the States of the zone attach to the
preservation of the region’s environment, and recognizing the threat that
pollution from any source poses to the marine and coastal environment, its
ecological balance and its resources,
Noting the concern expressed on the use of fishing methods and practices
that cause the over-exploitation of living marine resources, especially of
highly migratory and straddling fish stocks, and that it has an adverse impact
on the conservation and management of living resources of the marine
environment, both within and beyond the exclusive economic zones,
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