United Nations General Assembly A/RES/58/196 Distr.: General 11 March 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 117 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2003 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/58/508/Add.3)] 58/196. Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenants on Human Rights 2 and other human rights instruments, Reaffirming that all States Members of the United Nations have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, Noting that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a party to several international and regional human rights instruments and to several instruments pertaining to international humanitarian law, Recalling all its previous resolutions, as well as those of the Commission on Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Recalling also Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) of 28 July 2003, Bearing in mind Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women and peace and security, Bearing in mind also Security Council resolution 1460 (2003) of 30 January 2003 on children and armed conflict, and the report of the Secretary-General of 10 November 2003 on children and armed conflict, 3 Welcoming the Final Act of the inter-Congolese political negotiations signed in Sun City, South Africa, on 2 April 2003, Taking note of the second special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 27 May 2003, 4 the report of the Security Council mission to Central Africa, 7 to 16 June _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 A/58/546-S/2003/1053 and Corr.1. 4 S/2003/566 and Corr.1. 2 03 50634