A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/49 17 February 1995 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 135 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/49/736)] 49/49. Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1/ Conscious of the need to develop and strengthen friendly relations and cooperation among States, Convinced that respect for the principles and rules of international law governing diplomatic and consular relations is a basic prerequisite for the normal conduct of relations among States and for the fulfilment of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Alarmed by the repeated acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, as well as against representatives of international intergovernmental organizations and officials of such organizations, which endanger or take innocent lives and seriously impede the normal work of such representatives and officials, Concerned at the failure to respect the inviolability of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives, ______________ 1/ 95-76753 A/49/295 and Add.1 and 2.