United Nations
A/RES/70/292
General Assembly
Seventieth session
Agenda item 66 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 7 July 2016
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/L.50/Rev.1 and Add.1)]
70/292. Implementation of the recommendations contained in the
report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict
and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable
development in Africa
The General Assembly,
Recalling the report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the Causes
of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in
Africa, 1 its resolution 53/92 of 7 December 1998 and subsequent annual
resolutions, including resolutions 67/293 of 24 July 2013, 68/278 of 16 June 2014
and 69/291 of 19 June 2015, as well as its resolutions 66/286 of 23 July 2012,
67/294 of 15 August 2013, 68/301 of 17 July 2014 and 69/290 of 19 June 2015 on
the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, and 59/213 of 20 December 2004,
63/310 of 14 September 2009, 65/274 of 18 April 2011 and 67/302 of
16 September 2013 on cooperation between the United Nations and the African
Union,
Recalling also, in this context, Security Council resolutions 1809 (2008) of
16 April 2008 on peace and security in Africa, 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000,
1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008, 1888 (2009) of 30 September 2009, 1889 (2009) of
5 October 2009, 1960 (2010) of 16 December 2010, 2106 (2013) of 24 June 2013,
2122 (2013) of 18 October 2013 and 2242 (2015) of 13 October 2015 on women and
peace and security, 1366 (2001) of 30 August 2001 on the role of the Council in the
prevention of armed conflicts, 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005, 1882 (2009) of 4 August
2009, 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011, 2068 (2012) of 19 September 2012 and
2225 (2015) of 18 June 2015 on children and armed conflict, 1625 (2005) of
14 September 2005 on strengthening the effectiveness of the role of the Council in
conflict prevention, particularly in Africa, 2195 (2014) of 19 December 2014 on
threats to international peace and security, 1631 (2005) of 17 October 2005 and
2033 (2012) of 12 January 2012, as well as the statement by the President of the
Security Council of 16 December 2014, 2 on cooperation between the United Nations
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/56/45).
S/PRST/2014/27; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2014–31 July 2015
(S/INF/70).
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25 July 2016