United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/55/49
Distr.: General
24 January 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 38
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.39)]
55/49. 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 between Africa and South America, a
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, cultural and other spheres,
Reaffirming that the questions of peace and security and those of development
are interrelated and inseparable and that cooperation for peace and development
among States of the region will promote 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 protection of
the environment of the region, and recognizing the threat that pollution from any
source poses to the marine and coastal environment, its ecological balance and its
resources,
1.
Reaffirms the importance of the purposes and objectives of the zone of
peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic as a basis for the promotion of
cooperation among the countries of the region;
2.
Calls upon all States to cooperate in the promotion of the objectives
established in the declaration of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South
Atlantic and to refrain from any action inconsistent with those objectives and with
the Charter of the United Nations and relevant resolutions of the Organization, in
particular actions that may create or aggravate situations of tension and potential
conflict in the region;
3.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, 1 submitted in
accordance with its resolution 54/35 of 24 November 1999;
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A/55/476.