A/RES/48/84 Page 2 contained in his reports entitled "An Agenda for Peace" 1/ and "New dimensions of arms regulation and disarmament in the post-cold war era", 2/ Reaffirming the importance of multilateral mechanisms in the areas of disarmament and international peace and security, Bearing in mind the crucial contribution that progress in the field of disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation, transparency in arms transfers and confidence-building measures can make to the maintenance of international peace and security, Emphasizing that international peace and security must be seen in an integrated manner and that the efforts of the international community to build peace, justice, stability and security must encompass not only military matters, but also relevant political, economic, social, humanitarian, environmental and developmental aspects, Noting with satisfaction the progress achieved at the Conference on Disarmament towards negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty, 3/ Stressing the importance of global and regional approaches to disarmament, which should be pursued to promote regional and international peace and security, Reaffirming the need to strengthen the mechanism for collective security provided for in the Charter of the United Nations, Affirming its conviction that all Member States should endorse and support the role given by the Charter to the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, 1. Reaffirms that, with the end of the cold war and of bipolar confrontation, the United Nations faces new tasks in the area of maintaining international peace and security; 2. Recognizes the need for effective, dynamic and flexible measures, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to prevent and remove threats to peace and to suppress acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and in particular for measures to build, maintain or restore international peace and security; 3. Emphasizes its commitment to preventive diplomacy and the need to develop appropriate political mechanisms for the early solution of disputes and for the timely and peaceful resolution of any situation that might impair friendly relations among States, so as to preserve peace and strengthen international security; __________ 1/ A/47/277-S/24111. 2/ A/C.1/47/7. 3/ See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/48/27), para. 31 (para. 2 of the quoted text). /...