United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/29 Distr.: General 10 February 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 81 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 November 2005 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.25 and Add.1)] 60/29. Report of the International Criminal Court The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 47/33 of 25 November 1992, 48/31 of 9 December 1993, 49/53 of 9 December 1994, 50/46 of 11 December 1995, 51/207 of 17 December 1996, 52/160 of 15 December 1997, 53/105 of 8 December 1998, 54/105 of 9 December 1999, 55/155 of 12 December 2000, 56/85 of 12 December 2001, 57/23 of 19 November 2002, 58/79 of 9 December 2003, 58/318 of 13 September 2004 and 59/43 of 2 December 2004, Noting that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1 was adopted on 17 July 1998 and entered into force on 1 July 2002, Recalling that the Rome Statute reaffirms the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Noting the substantial progress that has been achieved so far in making the International Criminal Court fully operational, and also noting important milestones such as the decisions by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open investigations into the situation in Uganda and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the referral by the Security Council of the situation in Darfur since 1 July 2002 to the Prosecutor 2 and the opening of an investigation into the situation in Darfur by the Prosecutor, as well as the issuance of arrest warrants for five leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army by the Court, Recognizing the role of the International Criminal Court in a multilateral system that aims to end impunity, establish the rule of law and promote and encourage respect for human rights in accordance with international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter, Expressing its appreciation to the Secretary-General for providing effective and efficient assistance in the establishment of the International Criminal Court, _______________ 1 Official Records of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 15 June–17 July 1998, vol. I: Final documents (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.I.5), sect. A. 2 See Security Council resolution 1593 (2005). 05-48928