! ' ?C'!=31!O3a ?#W+)3=+==YM

!
?C'!=31!O3a
?#W+)3=+==YM =!O35
'+=+C!9[=!a !EE!;#9+a
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/205
9 March 1998
AbH\*,FbH &H@D"b F,FF4b
AJ>8H 99 b B@&,FH84 *>b
C+1?9_O3a,
C+1?9_O3a AC3=aG!a '+=+C!9[=?5 !EE!;#9++5
[B@ *@8:"*J %H@D@(@ 8@<4H,H" (A/52/630)]
52/205.
]8@>@<4R,F8@, 4 H,N>4R,F8@, F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4
',>,D":\>"b !FF"<$:,b,
B@*H&,D0*"b F&@4 D,2@:`P44 33/134 @H 19 *,8"$Db 1978 (@*", & 8@H@D@6 @>" @*@$D4:" #J^>@F-"6D,FF846
B:"> *,6FH&46 B@ D"2&4H4` 4 @FJV,FH&:,>4` H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<41,
46/159 @H 19 *,8"$Db 1991 (@*" @ H,N>4R,F8@< F@HDJ*>4R,FH&, <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4, 49/96 @H 19
*,8"$Db 1994 (@*" @ 8@>L,D,>P44 ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 B@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J _(-_( 4 50/119 @H
20 *,8"$Db 1995 (@*" @$ ^8@>@<4R,F8@< 4 H,N>4R,F8@< F@HDJ*>4R,FH&, <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 4
8@>L,D,>P44 ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 B@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J _(-_(, " H"80, *DJ(4, F@@H&,HFH&J`V4,
D,2@:`P44 ',>,D":\>@6 !FF"<$:,4 4 ]8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 E@P4":\>@(@ E@&,H" @$ ^8@>@<4R,F8@< 4 H,N>4R,F8@<
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&, <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4,
B@*H&,D0*"b H"80,, RH@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ _(-_( b&:b,HFb @*>4< 42 &"0>ZN ^:,<,>H@& <,0*J>"D@*>@(@
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" & P,:bN D"2&4H4b, " H"80, >,@$N@*4<Z< JF:@&4,< >"P4@>":\>@6 4 8@::,8H4&>@6
F"<@@$,FB,R,>>@FH4 4 @*>4< 42 FD,*FH& @$,FB,R,>4b ^LL,8H4&>@6 4>H,(D"P44 D"2&4&"`V4NFb FHD"> & <4D@&J`
^8@>@<48J 4 4N JR"FH4b & ,, LJ>8P4@>4D@&">44 4 RH@ @>@ >, B@*<,>b,H, " *@B@:>b,H F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ E,&,D-_(,
BD42>"&"b, RH@ D"2&4&"`V4,Fb FHD">Z >,FJH (:"&>J` @H&,HFH&,>>@FH\ 2" D"2&4H4, 4 @FJV,FH&:,>4,
^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J F@$@6, 4 &>@&\ 2"b&:bb @ >,@$N@*4<@FH4 @8"2">4b
<,0*J>"D@*>Z< F@@$V,FH&@< F@*,6FH&4b JF4:4b< D"2&4&"`V4NFb FHD"> B@ D"FT4D,>4` F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_(
>" @F>@&, <,N">42<" ^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4,
1
)@8:"* 7@>L,D,>P44 ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 B@ H,N>4R,F8@<J F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb
FHD">"<4, #J^>@F-!6D,F, 30 "&(JFH"-12 F,>Hb$Db 1978 (@*" (42*">4, ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46, & BD@*"0,
B@*
R.78.II.A.11 4 4FBD"&:,>4,), (:"&" I.
98-77163
/...
A/RES/52/205
Page 2
BD4>4<"b 8 F&,*,>4` D,T,>4b 4 D,8@<,>*"P44, F@*,D0"V4,Fb & 1"8:`R4H,:\>@< *@8J<,>H,
@*4>>"*P"H@6 7@>L,D,>P44 (:"& (@FJ*"DFH& 4 BD"&4H,:\FH& >,BD4F@,*4>4&T4NFb FHD">2, F@FH@b&T,6Fb &
7"DH"N,>,, 7@:J<$4b, 18-20 @8Hb$Db 1995 (@*", 4 & F&b24 F ^H4< BD4&,HFH&Jb >"R":@ LJ>8P4@>4D@&">4b O,>HD"
)&40,>4b >,BD4F@,*4>4&T4NFb FHD"> B@ H,N>4R,F8@<J F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J _(-_( & )0"8"DH, & 1998 (@*J 4
BD42Z&"b &F,N B"DH>,D@& B@ BD@P,FFJ D"2&4H4b B@:\2@&"H\Fb JF:J("<4 O,>HD" 4 @8"2Z&"H\ ,<J >,@$N@*4<J`
B@**,D08J,
BD4>4<"b 8 F&,*,>4` H"80, 1"b&:,>4,, 8@H@D@, $Z:@ BD4>bH@ <4>4FHD"<4 4>@FHD">>ZN *,: (@FJ*"DFH&
- R:,>@& 'DJBBZ 77 >" 4N *&"*P"H\ B,D&@< ,0,(@*>@< F@&,V">443, F@FH@b&T,<Fb & =\`-5@D8, 26 F,>Hb$Db
1997 (@*", 4 & 8@H@D@< <4>4FHDZ B@*R,D8>J:4 &F, &@2D"FH"`V,, 2>"R,>4, 4 &2"4<@*@B@:>b,<@FH\ ^8@>@<4R,F8@(@
4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 8"8 @*>@(@ 42 FD,*FH& B@**,D0">4b 4
D"FT4D,>4b (:@$":\>ZN B"DH>,DF84N @H>@T,>46 & @$:"FH4 <,0*J>"D@*>@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" & P,:bN D"2&4H4b,
F J*@&:,H&@D,>4,< @H<,R"b F">-N@F46F84, ),8:"D"P4` 4 A:"> *,6FH&464, 8@H@DZ, $Z:4 BD4>bHZ
'DJBB@6 77 >" 7@>L,D,>P44 B@ &@BD@F"< H@D(@&:4, L4>">F@& 4 4>&,FH4P46 & D"<8"N F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_(,
F@FH@b&T,6Fb & E">-M@F,, 7@FH"-C48", 13-15 b>&"Db 1997 (@*" 4 & 8@H@DZN $Z:4 @BD,*,:,>Z 8@>8D,H>Z, <,H@*Z
D,T,>4b F,8H@D":\>ZN &@BD@F@&, 8"F"`V4NFb H@D(@&:4, L4>">F@&, 4>&,FH4P46 4 F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J
BD,*BD4bH4b<4,
F J*@&:,H&@D,>4,< @H<,R"b H"80, 4H@(@&Z, *@8J<,>HZ &H@D@(@ !24"HF8@-"LD48">F8@(@ L@DJ<"5,
F@FH@b&T,(@Fb & #">(8@8, 11-12 4`>b 1997 (@*", 8"8 4>FHDJ<,>H J8D,B:,>4b F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_(, " H"80,
F@2Z& & aB@>44 & @8Hb$D, 1998 (@*" &H@D@6 H@846F8@6 <,0*J>"D@*>@6 8@>L,D,>P44 B@ D"2&4H4` !LD4846 4
BD42Z&"b <,0*J>"D@*>@, F@@$V,FH&@ B@*H&,D*4H\ F&@` BD4&,D0,>>@FH\ *,:J B@**,D084 JF4:46 "LD48">F84N
FHD"> & @$:"FH4 D"2&4H4b,
1.
@*@$Db,H *@8:"* 7@<4H,H" &ZF@8@(@ JD@&>b B@ @$2@DJ H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J
D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 @ D"$@H, ,(@ *,FbH@6 F,FF447 4 D,T,>4b, BD4>bHZ, 7@<4H,H@< &ZF@8@(@ JD@&>b >"
^H@6 F,FF448;
2.
BD4>4<",H 8 F&,*,>4` *@8:"* ',>,D":\>@(@ F,8D,H"Db @ B@:@0,>44 *,: & @$:"FH4
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_(9, & 8@H@D@< F@*,D04HFb &F,FH@D@>>46 4 F4FH,<"H424D@&">>Z6 @$2@D 4 ">":42
^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 & 8@>H,8FH, F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_( &@ &F,<
<4D, 4 B@<@V4, @8"2Z&",<@6 F4FH,<@6 ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 & @FJV,FH&:,>44 H"8@(@
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&";
2
A/50/752-S/1995/1035, BD4:@0,>4, III; F<. ?L4P4":\>Z, @HR,HZ E@&,H" #,2@B"F>@FH4, BbH4*,FbHZ6 (@*, )@B@:>,>4,
2" @8Hb$D\, >@b$D\ 4 *,8"$D\ 1995 (@*", *@8J<,>H S/1995/1035.
3
A/52/460, BD4:@0,>4,.
4
A/E.2/52/8, BD4:@0,>4,.
5
E<. A/52/572.
6
E<. A/E.2/52/9.
7
?L4P4":\>Z, @HR,HZ ',>,D":\>@6 !FF"<$:,4, BbH\*,FbH &H@D"b F,FF4b, )@B@:>,>4,
8
G"< 0,, BD4:@0,>4, I.
9
A/52/402.
39 (A/52/39).
/...
A/RES/52/205
Page 3
3.
BD4>4<",H 8 F&,*,>4` H"80, BD@,8H B,D,F<@HD,>>ZN DJ8@&@*bV4N BD4>P4B@& BD@&,*,>4b @$2@D"
B@:4H484 4 BD@P,*JD & @H>@T,>44 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<410,
BD,*FH"&:,>>Z6 !*<4>4FHD"H4&>Z< 8@<4H,H@< B@ 8@@D*4>"P44, 4 D,8@<,>*J,H BD,*FH"&4H\ ^H@H BD@,8H
B,D,F<@HD,>>ZN DJ8@&@*bV4N BD4>P4B@& R,D,2 ]8@>@<4R,F846 4 E@P4":\>Z6 E@&,H ',>,D":\>@6 !FF"<$:,, >"
,, BbH\*,FbH HD,H\,6 F,FF44 & 8@>H,8FH, BD@&,*,>4b HD,N(@*4R>@(@ @$2@D" B@:4H484 & @$:"FH4 @B,D"H4&>@6
*,bH,:\>@FH4 & P,:bN D"2&4H4b & D"<8"N F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46;
4.
BD,*:"(",H 7@>L,D,>P44 ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 B@ H@D(@&:, 4 D"2&4H4` 4
EB,P4":\>@6 (DJBB, B@ H,N>4R,F8@<J F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 AD@(D"<<Z D"2&4H4b
?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46, " H"80, *DJ(4< F@@H&,HFH&J`V4< @D(">42"P4b<, BD4>4<"b &@ &>4<">4, 4N
F@(:"F@&">>Z, <">*"HZ, BD@(D"<<Z D"$@HZ 4 BD4@D4H,HZ, F@&<,FH>@ BD@&,FH4 *@B@:>4H,:\>J` D"$@HJ B@
&ZD"$@H8, 8@>8D,H>ZN D,8@<,>*"P46 & @H>@T,>44 @FJV,FH&:,>4b F">-N@F46F84N ),8:"D"P44 4 A:">" *,6FH&464,
BD4>bHZN 'DJBB@6 77 >" 7@>L,D,>P44 B@ &@BD@F"< H@D(@&:4, L4>">F@& 4 4>&,FH4P46 & D"<8"N F@HDJ*>4R,FH&"
_(-_(, 4 F@@H&,HFH&J`V,6 B@F:,*J`V,6 *,bH,:\>@FH4;
5.
B@*R,D84&",H >,@$N@*4<@FH\ "8H4&424D@&"H\ BD@P,FF J8D,B:,>4b D"2:4R>ZN <,0D,(4@>":\>ZN
8@>H"8H@& 4 @$<,>" @BZH@< <,0*J FJ$D,(4@>":\>Z<4 4 D,(4@>":\>Z<4 ^8@>@<4R,F84<4 (DJBB4D@&8"<4 & P,:bN
D"FT4D,>4b F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" _(-_( BJH,< 4>H,(D"P44 <,H@*@& ^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&"
<,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4;
6.
BD42Z&",H &F, BD"&4H,:\FH&" 4 F@@H&,HFH&J`V4, @D(">42"P44 F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN
="P46, &8:`R"b <>@(@FH@D@>>4, L4>">F@&Z, JRD,0*,>4b, D"FF<@HD,H\ &@BD@F @$ J&,:4R,>44 "FF4(>@&">46 >"
^8@>@<4R,F8@, 4 H,N>4R,F8@, F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 4 @BD,*,:4H\ >@&Z, <,N">42<Z
L4>">F4D@&">4b *:b F@*,6FH&4b F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J _(-_(, H"84,, 8"8 HD,NFH@D@>>,, F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ 4
L4>">F4D@&">4, B@ :4>44 R"FH>@(@ F,8H@D";
7.
F J*@&:,H&@D,>4,< @H<,R",H &2>@FZ, &>,F,>>Z, >,8@H@DZ<4 FHD">"<4 & )@$D@&@:\>Z6 P,:,&@6
L@>* *:b F@*,6FH&4b F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J _(-_(, 4 BD,*:"(",H &F,< FHD">"<, &8:`R"b D"2&4HZ, FHD">Z, &>@F4H\
&2>@FZ & ^H@H O,:,&@6 L@>*;
8.
>"FH@bH,:\>@ BD42Z&",H @D(">42"P44 4 @D(">Z F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 4
BD,*:"(",H *DJ(4< F@@H&,HFH&J`V4< <,0BD"&4H,:\FH&,>>Z< @D(">42"P4b<, JR"FH&J`V4< & <,0*J>"D@*>@<
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&, & P,:bN D"2&4H4b, BD4:@04H\ F@(:"F@&">>Z, 4 ^>,D(4R>Z, JF4:4b & P,:bN J*,:,>4b @F>@&>@(@
&>4<">4b 4FB@:\2@&">4` <,N">42<@& ^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb
FHD">"<4 & F&@,6 @B,D"H4&>@6 *,bH,:\>@FH4 BJH,< 4N &F,FH@D@>>,(@ JR,H" BD4 D"2D"$@H8,, L@D<J:4D@&">44,
@FJV,FH&:,>44 4 @P,>8, BD@(D"<< 4 BD@,8H@&;
9.
B@FH">@&:b,H BD@&,FH4, F@(:"F>@ F@@H&,HFH&J`V4< BJ>8H"< B,D&@(@ *@8:"*" ',>,D":\>@(@
8@<4H,H"11, & >"R":, BbH\*,FbH HD,H\,6 F,FF44 ',>,D":\>@6 !FF"<$:,4 @*>@*>,&>@, H@D0,FH&,>>@, 2"F,*">4,,
B@F&bV,>>@, *&"*P"H@6 (@*@&V4>, BD4>bH4b #J^>@F-"6D,FF8@(@ B:">" *,6FH&46 B@ D"2&4H4` 4 @FJV,FH&:,>4`
H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<41, 4 & ^H4N P,:bN BD@F4H EB,P4":\>J` (DJBBJ B@
H,N>4R,F8@<J F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 & ,, 8"R,FH&, @F>@&>@(@ F,8D,H"D4"H" 7@<4H,H"
&ZF@8@(@ JD@&>b B@ @$2@DJ H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 4 @$V,F4FH,<>@(@
8@@D*4>"H@D" &@BD@F@&, 8"F"`V4NFb H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4, &2bH\ >" F,$b
@H&,HFH&,>>@FH\ 2" B@*(@H@&8J 4 @D(">42"P4` ^H@(@ H@D0,FH&,>>@(@ 2"F,*">4b, &8:`R"b @$,FB,R,>4, >,@$N@*4<@6
*@8J<,>H"P44, & 8@>FJ:\H"P44 F (@FJ*"DFH&"<4-R:,>"<4 4 F@@H&,HFH&J`V4<4 @D(">42"P4b<4 4 JRD,0*,>4b<4
F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46;
10.
B@FH">@&:b,H H"80, &8:`R4H\ & BD,*&"D4H,:\>J` B@&,FH8J *>b F&@,6 BbH\*,FbH HD,H\,6 F,FF44
BJ>8H, @2"(:"&:,>>Z6 "G@D0,FH&,>>@, 2"F,*">4,, B@F&bV,>>@, *&"*P"H@6 (@*@&V4>, BD4>bH4b #J^>@F-!6D,FF8@(@
B:">" *,6FH&46 B@ D"2&4H4` 4 @FJV,FH&:,>4` H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4";
10
E/1997/110, BD4:@0,>4,.
11
A/52/250.
/...
A/RES/52/205
Page 4
11.
BD@F4H ',>,D":\>@(@ F,8D,H"Db & F@HDJ*>4R,FH&, F@ EB,P4":\>@6 (DJBB@6 B@ H,N>4R,F8@<J
F@HDJ*>4R,FH&J <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 4 & 8@>FJ:\H"P44 F (@FJ*"DFH&"<4-R:,>"<4 4 F@@H&,HFH&J`V4<4
@D(">42"P4b<4 4 JRD,0*,>4b<4 F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 &8:`R4H\ & F&@6 *@8:"* & 8@>H,8FH,
HD,N(@*4R>@(@ @$2@D" B@:4H484 & @$:"FH4 @B,D"H4&>@6 *,bH,:\>@FH4 & P,:bN D"2&4H4b *:b D"FF<@HD,>4b >"
BbH\*,FbH HD,H\,6 F,FF44 ',>,D":\>@6 !FF"<$:,4 ">":42 4 D,8@<,>*"P44, 8"F"`V4,Fb @$,FB,R,>4b $@:,, B@:>@(@
JR,H" <,N">42<@& ^8@>@<4R,F8@(@ 4 H,N>4R,F8@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4 & @B,D"H4&>@6
*,bH,:\>@FH4 F4FH,<Z ?D(">42"P44 ?$X,*4>,>>ZN ="P46 & 4>H,D,F"N J8D,B:,>4b (:@$":\>@(@ B"DH>,DFH&" &
@$:"FH4 <,0*J>"D@*>@(@ F@HDJ*>4R,FH&" & P,:bN D"2&4H4b;
12.
B@FH">@&:b,H &8:`R4H\ & BD,*&"D4H,:\>J` B@&,FH8J *>b F&@,6 BbH\*,FbH R,H&,DH@6 F,FF44
B@*BJ>8H, @2"(:"&:,>>Z6 "]8@>@<4R,F8@, 4 H,N>4R,F8@, F@HDJ*>4R,FH&@ <,0*J D"2&4&"`V4<4Fb FHD">"<4", 4 &
F&b24 F ^H4< BD@F4H ',>,D":\>@(@ F,8D,H"Db BD,*FH"&4H\ ,6 >" ^H@6 F,FF44 *@8:"* @$ @FJV,FH&:,>44 >"FH@bV,6
D,2@:`P44.
77-, B:,>"D>@, 2"F,*">4,,
18 *,8"$Db 1997 (@*"
/...