A/RES/56/216
Underlining the continued importance of enhanced cooperation and
coordination between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe,
1.
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General; 3
2.
Notes with appreciation the further improvement of cooperation and
coordination between the United Nations and its agencies and the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe, including at the level of activities in the field;
3.
Welcomes, in this context, the meetings of the Secretary-General of the
United Nations with the Chairman-in-Office and the Secretary-General of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the participation of the
Chairman-in-Office at a meeting of the Security Council in January 2001, the
participation of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva in a
meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe, which was held in Bucharest on 3 and 4 December 2001, and the
participation of high-level United Nations representatives in meetings of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe;
4.
Encourages further efforts of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe to foster security and stability in its region through early
warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, as
well as through continued promotion of democracy, the rule of law, human rights
and fundamental freedoms;
5.
Welcomes the documents of the meeting of the Ministerial Council in
Bucharest confirming the determination of the participating States of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to strengthen and deepen their
cooperation with a view to protecting their citizens from new challenges to their
security while safeguarding the rule of law, individual liberties and the right to equal
justice under the law;
6.
Commends the adoption of the decision and Action Plan on Terrorism,
whereby participating States pledged to reinforce and develop bilateral and
multilateral cooperation among themselves, with the United Nations and with other
international and regional organizations in order to combat terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations, wherever and by whomever committed, to contribute to the
fulfilment of international obligations as enshrined, inter alia, in Security Council
resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001, to act in conformity with the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and to become parties
to all twelve United Nations conventions and protocols related to terrorism as soon
as possible;
7.
Notes the review of the structures of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, undertaken at the initiative of the Romanian Chairmanship,
with the goal of strengthening its efficiency, and the adoption of decisions to foster
its role as a forum for political dialogue on issues of security and cooperation in
Europe which promotes a more effective use of the means and mechanisms of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to counter threats and
challenges to security and stability in its region;
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