A/RES/63/105. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2008

• Resolution Number: A/RES/63/105
• Year: 2008
• Session: 63rd
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/63/105

General Assembly Distr.: General

18 December 2008

Sixty-third session

Agenda item 37

08-47709

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2008

[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee) (A/63/408)]

63/105. 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 Assembly,

Recalling

its resolution 62/116 of 17 December 2007,

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,

Underlining

the adoption of Security Council resolutions 1754 (2007) on

30 April 2007, 1783 (2007) on 31 October 2007 and 1813 (2008) on 30 April 2008,

Expressing its satisfaction

that the parties have 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 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,