A/RES/61/81. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2006

• Resolution Number: A/RES/61/81
• Year: 2006
• Session: 61st
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/61/81

General Assembly Distr.: General

18 December 2006

Sixty-first session

Agenda item 90 (n)

06-49929

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 December 2006

[on the report of the First Committee (A/61/394)]

61/81. Confidence-building measures in the regional and

subregional context

The General Assembly

,

Guided

by the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United

Nations,

Recalling

its resolutions 58/43 of 8 December 2003, 59/87 of 3 December

2004 and 60/64 of 8 December 2005,

Recalling also

its resolution 57/337 of 3 July 2003 entitled “Prevention of

armed conflict”, in which it calls upon Member States to settle their disputes by

peaceful means, as set out in Chapter VI of the Charter, inter alia, by any procedures

adopted by the parties,

Recalling further

the resolutions and guidelines adopted by consensus by the

General Assembly and the Disarmament Commission relating to confidence-

building measures and their implantation at the global, regional and subregional

levels,

Considering

the importance and effectiveness of confidence-building measures

taken at the initiative and with the agreement of all States concerned and taking into

account the specific characteristics of each region, since such measures can

contribute to regional stability,

Convinced

that resources released by disarmament, including regional

disarmament, can be devoted to economic and social development and to the

protection of the environment for the benefit of all peoples, in particular those of the

developing countries,

Recognizing

the need for meaningful dialogue among States concerned to avert

conflict,

Welcoming

the peace processes already initiated by States concerned to resolve

their disputes through peaceful means bilaterally or through mediation, inter alia, by

third parties, regional organizations or the United Nations,

Recognizing

that States in some regions have already taken steps towards

confidence-building measures at the bilateral, subregional and regional levels in the

political and military fields, including arms control and disarmament, and noting