A/RES/51/19
Page 2
of the Organization, particularly action which 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 50/18 of 27 November 1995;
4.
Recalls the agreement reached at the third meeting of the States
members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, held at
Brasilia in 1994, to encourage democracy and political pluralism and, in
accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,2 to promote and defend all
human rights and fundamental freedoms and to cooperate towards the achievement
of those goals;
5.
Welcomes with satisfaction the holding of the fourth meeting of
the States members of the zone at Somerset West, South Africa, on 1 and 2
April 1996, and takes note of the Final Declaration, the decision on drug
trafficking, the decision on the protection of the marine environment and the
decision on illegal fishing activities in the zone, adopted at the meeting;
6.
Welcomes the progress towards the full entry into force of the
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco),3 and the conclusion of the African NuclearWeapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba);4
7.
Also welcomes the efforts of the Government of Angola to implement
the Lusaka Protocol,5 expresses its deep concern at the delay in fully
implementing the Lusaka Protocol and calls upon the União Nacional para a
Independência Total de Angola to fulfil immediately the tasks enumerated in
the "Mediation Document" formulated by the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General in consultation with the three observer States, as contained
in Security Council resolution 1075 (1996) of 11 October 1996;
8.
Reaffirms its willingness to contribute by all means at its
disposal to an effective and lasting peace in Angola;
9.
Urges the international community to fulfil expeditiously its
pledges to provide assistance to facilitate the rehabilitation of the Angolan
national economy and the resettlement of displaced persons, and stresses the
importance of such assistance at this time in order to consolidate the gains
in the peace process;
10.
Welcomes the outcome of the summit meeting of the Economic
Community of West African States Committee of Nine on Liberia, which
1
A/51/458.
2
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
3
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
4
See A/50/426.
5
S/1995/1441.
/...