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Sovereign Law Series

UN Resolution 377
“Uniting for Peace” of 1950


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1950 UN Resolution “Uniting for Peace”

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1950 UN “Uniting for Peace”

Ratification / Registration:

UN-GA Res. 377-A (V) New York (03 Nov 1950)


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Official Text of this Law Source as Ratified

UN Resolution 377 “Uniting for Peace”

The General Assembly,

Recognizing that the first two stated Purposes of the United Nations are:

"To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective
collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for
the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring
about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and
international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations
which might lead to a breach of the peace", and

"To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle
of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate
measures to strengthen universal peace";

Reaffirming that it remains the primary duty of all Members of the United Nations,
when involved in an international dispute, to seek settlement of such a dispute by
peaceful means through the procedures laid down in Chapter VI of the Charter, and
recalling the successful achievements of the United Nations in this regard on a number
of previous occasions;

Finding that international tension exists on a dangerous scale;

Recalling its resolution 290 (IV) entitled "Essentials of peace", which states that
disregard of the Principles of the Charter of the United Nations is primarily responsible
for the continuance of international tension, and desiring to contribute further to the
objectives of that resolution;

Reaffirming the importance of the exercise by the Security Council of its primary
responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and the duty of
the permanent members to seek unanimity and to exercise restraint in the use of the
veto;

Reaffirming that the initiative in negotiating the agreements for armed forces
provided for in Article 43 of the Charter belongs to the Security Council, and desiring
to ensure that, pending the conclusion of such agreements, the United Nations has at
its disposal means for maintaining international peace and security;
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Conscious that failure of the Security Council to discharge its responsibilities on behalf
of all the Member States, particularly those responsibilities referred to in the two
preceding paragraphs, does not relieve Member States of their obligations or the
United Nations of its responsibility under the Charter to maintain international peace
and security;

Recognizing in particular that such failure does not deprive the General Assembly of its
rights or relieve it of its responsibilities under the Charter in regard to the
maintenance of international peace and security;

Recognizing that discharge by the General Assembly of its responsibilities in these
respects calls for possibilities of observation which would ascertain the facts and
expose aggressors; for the existence of armed forces which could be used collectively;
and for the possibility of timely recommendation by the General Assembly to
Members of the United Nations for collective action which, to be effective, should be
prompt:

A.
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Resolves that if the Security Council, because of lack of unanimity of the
permanent members, fails to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of
international peace and security in any case where there appears to be a threat to the
peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, the General Assembly shall consider
the matter immediately with a view to making appropriate recommendations to
Members for collective measures, including in the case of a breach of the peace or act
of aggression the use of armed force when necessary, to maintain or restore
international peace and security.

If not in session at the time, the General Assembly may meet in emergency
special session within twenty-four hours of the request therefor. Such emergency
special session shall be called if requested by the Security Council on the vote of any
seven members, or by a majority of the Members of the United Nations;


2.
Adopts for this purpose the amendments to its rules of procedure set
forth in the annex to the present resolution.