               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1318 (2000)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              7 September 2000




               Resolution 1318 (2000)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4194th meeting, on
               7 September 2000

                    The Security Council,
                    Decides to adopt the attached declaration on ensuring an effective role for the
               Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly
               in Africa.




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Annex
                      The Security Council,
                    Meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government in the course of the
               Millennium Summit to discuss the need to ensure an effective role for the Security
               Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, particularly in
               Africa,


               I
                    Pledges to uphold the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United
               Nations, reaffirms its commitment to the principles of sovereign equality, national
               sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all States, and
               underlines the need for respect for human rights and the rule of law;
                     Reaffirms the importance of adhering to the principles of the non-threat or nonuse of force in international relations in any manner inconsistent with the Purposes
               of the United Nations, and of peaceful settlement of international disputes;
                    Recalls its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
               and security, and resolves to strengthen the central role of the United Nations in
               peacekeeping and to ensure the effective functioning of the collective security
               system established by the Charter;


               II

                     Pledges to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations in addressing
               conflict at all stages from prevention to settlement to post-conflict peace-building;
                     Reaffirms its determination to give equal priority to the maintenance of
               international peace and security in every region of the world and, in view of the
               particular needs of Africa, to give special attention to the promotion of durable
               peace and sustainable development in Africa, and to the specific characteristics of
               African conflicts;


               III

                     Strongly encourages the development within the United Nations system and
               more widely of comprehensive and integrated strategies to address the root causes of
               conflicts, including their economic and social dimensions;
                    Affirms its determination to strengthen          United   Nations   peacekeeping
               operations by:
                     – Adopting clearly defined, credible, achievable and appropriate mandates,
                     – Including in those mandates effective measures for the security and safety of
                       United Nations personnel and, wherever feasible, for the protection of the
                       civilian population,
                     – Taking steps to assist the United Nations to obtain trained and properly
                       equipped personnel for peacekeeping operations,


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     – Strengthening consultations with troop-contributing countries when deciding
       on such operations;
      Agrees to support:
     – the upgrading of United Nations capacity for planning, establishing, deploying
       and conducting peacekeeping operations,
     – the provision of a more up-to-date and sounder foundation for financing
       peacekeeping operations;
      Underlines the importance of enhancing the United Nations capacity for rapid
deployment of peacekeeping operations and urges Member States to provide
sufficient and timely resources;


IV

     Welcomes the report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations of 21
August (S/2000/809), and decides to consider the recommendations which fall
within its area of responsibility expeditiously;


V

      Stresses the critical importance of the disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration of ex-combatants, and emphasizes that such programmes should
normally be integrated into the mandates of peacekeeping operations;


VI

      Calls for effective international action to prevent the illegal flow of small arms
into areas of conflict;
     Decides to continue to take resolute action in areas where the illegal
exploitation and trafficking of high-value commodities contributes to the escalation
or continuation of conflict;
     Stresses that the perpetrators of crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide,
war crimes, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law should be
brought to justice;
      Emphasizes its determination to continue to sensitize peacekeeping personnel
in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in all operations;


VII

     Calls for the strengthening of cooperation and communication between the
United Nations and regional or subregional organizations or arrangements, in
accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter, and in particular in respect of
peacekeeping operations;
     Emphasizes the importance of continued cooperation and effective
coordination between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and


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               African subregional organizations in addressing conflict in Africa, and of enhanced
               support for the Organization of African Unity Mechanism for Conflict Prevention,
               Management and Resolution;


               VIII

                     Underlines that the ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes and conflicts
               lies with the parties themselves and that peacekeeping operations aimed at helping
               to implement a peace accord can succeed only to the extent that there is a genuine
               and lasting commitment to peace by all parties concerned;
                    Calls upon all States to intensify efforts to secure a world free of the scourge
               of war.




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