United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/60/223
Distr.: General
24 March 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 66 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2005
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.45 and Add.1)]
60/223. 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 and its resolutions 53/92 of 7 December 1998, 54/234 of 22 December
1999, 55/217 of 21 December 2000, 56/37 of 4 December 2001, 57/296 of
20 December 2002, 57/337 of 3 July 2003, 58/235 of 23 December 2003 and 59/255
of 23 December 2004, as well as resolution 59/213 of 20 December 2004 on
cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union,
Recalling also, in this context, Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) of
31 October 2000 on women and peace and security, 1366 (2001) of 30 August 2001
on the role of the Council in the prevention of armed conflicts, and 1625 (2005) of
14 September 2005 on strengthening the effectiveness of the Council’s role in
conflict prevention, especially in Africa,
Recalling further the creation by the Economic and Social Council, by its
resolution 2002/1 of 15 July 2002, of ad hoc advisory groups on African countries
emerging from conflict,
Having considered the progress report of the Secretary-General 2 on the
implementation of the recommendations contained in his report on the causes of
conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, 3
Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 4 through which world leaders
reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the special needs of Africa,
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1
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/56/45).
A/60/182.
3
A/52/871-S/1998/318.
4
See resolution 60/1.
2
05-50098