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Original: English
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee)
Agenda item 58
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
Draft resolution submitted by the Chair
Question of Western Sahara
The General Assembly,
Having considered in depth
the question of Western Sahara,
Reaffirming
the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and
independence, in accordance with the principles set forth in the Charter of the
United Nations and General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960
containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries
and Peoples,
Recognizing
that all available options for self-determination of the Territories
are valid as long as they are in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the
people concerned and in conformity with the clearly defined principles contained in
General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) and 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960 and
other resolutions of the Assembly,
Recalling
its resolution
70/98
of 15 December 2015,
Recalling also
all resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security
Council on the question of Western Sahara,
Recalling further
Security Council resolutions
658 (1990)
of 27 June 1990,
690 (1991)
of 29 April 1991,
1359 (2001)
of 29 June 2001,
1429 (2002)
of 30 July
2002,
1495 (2003)
of 31 July 2003,
1541 (2004)
of 29 April 2004,
1570 (2004)
of
28 October 2004,
1598 (2005)
of 28 April 2005,
1634 (2005)
of 28 October 2005,
1675 (2006)
of 28 April 2006 and
1720 (2006)
of 31 October 2006,
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Underlining
the adoption of Security Council resolutions
1754 (2007)
on
30 April 2007,
1783 (2007)
on 31 October 2007,
1813 (2008)
on 30 April 2008,
1871
(2009)
on 30 April 2009,
1920 (2010)
on 30 April 2010,
1979 (2011)
on 27 April
2011,
2044 (2012)
on 24 April 2012,
2099 (2013)
on 25 April 2013,
2152 (2014)
on
29 April 2014,
2218 (2015)
on 28 April 2015 and
2285 (2016)
on 29 April 2016,
Expressing its satisfaction
that the parties met on 18 and 19 June 2007, on 10
and 11 August 2007, from 7 to 9 January 2008 and from 16 to 18 March 2008 under
the auspices of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and
in the presence of the neighbouring countries and that they have agreed to continue
the negotiations,
Also expressing its satisfaction
at the holding of nine informal meetings
convened by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on 9 and 10 August 2009
in Dürnstein, Austria, on 10 and 11 February 2010 in Westchester County, New York,
United States of America, from 7 to 10 November 2010, from 16 to 18 December
2010 and from 21 to 23 January 2011, all on Long Island, New York, from 7 to
9 March 2011 in Mellieha, Malta, from 5 to 7 June 2011 and from 19 to 21 July
2011, both on Long Island, and from 11 to 13 March 2012 in Manhasset, New York,
to prepare for the fifth round of negotiations,
Calling upon
all the parties and the States of the region to cooperate fully with
the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy and with each other,
Reaffirming
the responsibility of the United Nations towards the people of
Western Sahara,
Welcoming,
in this regard, the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
Personal Envoy in search of a mutually acceptable political solution to the dispute,
which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara,
Having examined
the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee
on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2016,
1
Having also examined
the report of the Secretary-General,
2
1.
Takes note
of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
2.
Supports
the process of negotiations initiated by Security Council
resolution
1754 (2007)
and further sustained by Council resolutions
1783 (2007),
1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013),
2152 (2014), 2218 (2015)
and
2285 (2016),
with a view to achieving a just, lasting
and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self -
determination of the people of Western Sahara, and commends the efforts
undertaken by the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara in
this respect;
3.
Welcomes
the commitment of the parties to continue to show political
will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue, in order to enter into a more
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2
Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 23
(A/71/23),
chap. VIII.
A/71/224.
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intensive phase of negotiations, in good faith and without preconditions, noting
efforts and developments since 2006, thus ensuring the implementation of Security
Council resolutions
1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920
(2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152 (2014), 2218 (2015)
and
2285
(2016)
and the success of negotiations;
4.
Also welcomes
the ongoing negotiations between the parties held on 18
and 19 June 2007, on 10 and 11 August 2007, from 7 to 9 January 2008 and from 16
to 18 March 2008 in the presence of the neighbouring countries and under the
auspices of the United Nations;
5.
Calls upon
the parties to cooperate with the International Committee of
the Red Cross, and calls upon them to abide by their obligations under international
humanitarian law;
6.
Requests
the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples to continue to consider the situation in Western Sahara and to
report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session;
7.
Invites
the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.
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