A/RES/62/116. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2007

• Resolution Number: A/RES/62/116
• Session: 62nd
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/62/116

General Assembly Distr.: General

10 January 2008

Sixty-second session

Agenda item 40

07-47073

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2007

[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee) (A/62/412)]

62/116. 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) of 14 December 1960 and 1541 (XV) of

15 December 1960 and other resolutions of the General Assembly,

Recalling

its resolution 60/114 of 8 December 2005,

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,

Welcoming

the adoption of Security Council resolution 1754 (2007) on

30 April 2007,

Expressing its satisfaction

that the parties have met on 18 and 19 June and on

10 and 11 August 2007 under the auspices of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-

General and in the presence of the neighbouring countries and that they have agreed

to continue the 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,