Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 18
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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 in General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,
Recalling its resolution 48/49 of 10 December 1993,
Recalling also the agreement in principle given on 30 August
1988 by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Frente Popular para la
Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro to the proposals
of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the current
Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the
Organization of African Unity in the context of their joint mission
of good offices,
Recalling further Security Council resolutions 621 (1988)
of 20 September 1988, 658 (1990) of 27 June 1990, 690 (1991) of
29 April 1991, 725 (1991) of 31 December 1991 and 809 (1993) of
2 March 1993 relating to the question of Western Sahara,
Recalling with satisfaction the entry into force of the
cease-fire in Western Sahara on 6 September 1991, in accordance
with the proposal of the Secretary-General accepted by the two
parties,
Noting the adoption by the Security Council on 29 March
1994 of resolution 907 (1994),
Taking note of the statement by the President of the Security
Council on 29 July 1994, 1/
Welcoming the appointment of Mr. Erik Jensen as Deputy
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara
and the progress made, under his leadership, by the Identification
Commission of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in
Western Sahara,
Stressing the importance and usefulness of the resumption
of direct talks between the two parties mentioned above in order
to create a propitious atmosphere conducive to a speedy and effective
implementation of the settlement plan,
Having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the
Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation
of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples, 2/
Having also examined the report of the Secretary-General,
3/
1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;
2. Pays tribute to the Secretary-General and the personnel
of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
for their action with a view to settling the question of Western
Sahara by the implementation of the settlement plan;
3. Reiterates its support for further efforts of the Secretary-General
for the organization and supervision by the United Nations, in
cooperation with the Organization of African Unity, of a referendum
for self- determination of the people of Western Sahara, in conformity
with Security Council resolutions 658 (1990) and 690 (1991), in
which the Council adopted the settlement plan for Western Sahara;
4. Reaffirms that the goal on which all were agreed consists
of the holding of a free, fair and impartial referendum for the
people of Western Sahara, organized and conducted by the United
Nations in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity
and without any military or administrative constraints, in conformity
with the settlement plan;
5. Endorses the contents of the statement of 29 July 1994
by the President of the Security Council in which the Council,
inter alia, welcomed the progress made to date on the issues outlined
in the report of the Secretary-General 4/ towards the implementation
of the settlement plan, commended, in particular, the work of
the Identification Commission and the efforts of the Deputy Special
Representative of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution
907 (1994) and urged the two parties to continue to cooperate
with the Secretary-General and the United Nations Mission for
the Referendum in Western Sahara to ensure the earliest possible
implementation of the settlement plan;
6. Expresses the hope that direct talks between the two
parties will soon resume in order to create a propitious atmosphere
conducive to a speedy and effective implementation of the settlement
plan;
7. Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with
regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting
of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue
to consider the situation in Western Sahara, bearing in mind the
ongoing referendum process and to report thereon to the General
Assembly at its fiftieth session;
8. Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly at its fiftieth session a report on the implementation
of the present resolution.
83rd plenary meeting
9 December 1994
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1/ S/PRST/1994/39.
2/ A/49/23 (Part V), chap. VIII.
3/ A/49/492.
4/ S/1994/819. .