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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/51/55
9 January 1997
Fifty-first session
Agenda item 81
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the First Committee (A/51/566/Add.21)]
51/55.
The maintenance of international security prevention of the violent disintegration
of States
The General Assembly,
Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations,
Convinced that the observance of the Charter and the principles of
international law is essential for the strengthening of international peace
and security,
Considering the emergence of new opportunities for building a peaceful
world,
Mindful of the obligations of all States under the Charter, inter alia,
to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force
against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, to
develop friendly relations among nations and to promote and encourage respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to
race, sex, language or religion,
Deeply concerned that situations that may lead to a breach of
international peace are continuing in spite of the efforts of the United
Nations to put an end to them and to avert such conflicts in the future,
Stressing the importance of the activities of the international
organizations, such as the Organization of African Unity, the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of American States, the
Association of South-East Asian Nations, the Council of Europe, the League of
Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, with the aim of
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