A/RES/62/275 United Nations Distr.: General 7 October 2008 General Assembly Sixty-second session Agenda item 64 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 11 September 2008 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/62/L.47 and Add.1)] 62/275. 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, 59/255 of 23 December 2004, 60/223 of 23 December 2005 and 61/230 of 22 December 2006, as well as its resolutions 62/179 of 19 December 2007 on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and 59/213 of 20 December 2004 on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, 0F 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 and 1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008 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 on children and armed conflict, 1625 (2005) of 14 September 2005 on strengthening the effectiveness of the Council’s role in conflict prevention, particularly in Africa, and 1631 (2005) of 17 October 2005 on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security, Recalling further the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 2 through which world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the special needs of Africa, 1F Recognizing that development, peace, security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, _______________ 1 2 07-48021 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 45 (A/56/45). See resolution 60/1.

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