Committee on UN Charter stresses duty of all members to fulfill charter obligations.

A call to all Member States to fulfil their obligations under the Charter was included in the annual report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization as adopted on 29 March at the end of the Committee's four-week session at Headquarters. The report also stressed the validity of the purposes and principles of the Charter.

The Committee also reaffirmed the importance of continuing its work on the basis of the mandate entrusted to it by the Assembly and expressed the desire that all States give full support to its efforts. It cited, in particular, efforts aimed at strengthening the role of the Organization as an instrument for maintaining international peace and security.

The three-part report deals with the maintenance of international peace and security, the peaceful settlement of disputes between countries and the rationalization of existing rules of procedure in the United Nations.

Maintenance of peace and security: Under the item, the committee had before it a revised version of the working paper submitted at the previous session by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and Spain (A/AC. 182/L. 38/Rev. 1). The paper deals with the role of the Organization in defusing potential conflicts, with emphasis on the information-gathering capabilities of the United Nations and its fact-finding missions; preventive action, including action by the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Secretary-General; and the monitoring and reasessment of the action taken.

It states that Member States and international organizations should fully co-operate with United Nations organs and support them in taking preventive action on situations giving rise to a dispute. The Secretary-General should also consider sending his representatives to areas where a situation exists, to gather information which should be subsequently conveyed to the Security Council and the General Assembly.

The working paper also states that the Security Council should consider holding periodic meetings or consultations to review the international situation. States should be encouraged to approach United Nations organs in order to obtain suggestions on preventive means for dealing with situations. The Security Council should also consider sending fact-finding missions and use peace-keeping forces to prevent further deterioration of a matter and encourage efforts at the regional...