United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/56/215
Distr.: General
14 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 40
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/56/L.65 and Add.1)]
56/215. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 55/24 of 14 November 2000 and all previously adopted
resolutions, as well as all relevant resolutions of the Security Council, regarding the
situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Reaffirming its support for the independence, sovereignty, legal continuity and
territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, within its internationally recognized
borders, and also reaffirming its support for the equality of the three constituent
peoples and others in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a united country, with two multiethnic entities, according to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”),
signed in Paris on 14 December 1995, 1 which constitute the key mechanism for the
achievement of a durable and just peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Noting the significant progress that has been made since 1995 in implementing
the provisions of the Peace Agreement, strengthening the rule of law in all of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, and consolidating Bosnia and Herzegovina as a modern
democratic State and civic society, fully respectful of the rule of law and committed
to encouraging economic growth and promoting well-being for all its citizens,
Welcoming the commitment of the Government to speeding up the overall
process of the reconstruction and democratization of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
noting the gradual progress that has been made in the development of efficient
common institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Noting that corruption and the lack of transparency seriously hamper the
economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, reiterating the need to combat
all corruption, welcoming the important contribution made in that regard by the
Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office, and expressing its full support for the efforts
of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and local bodies and of
others that are supportive in that regard,
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