United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/285

The Draft Resolution (A/60/L.60/Rev.2) entitled “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan” was discussed at the 60th session of the General Assembly under Agenda item 40. The Draft Resolution was introduced to the plenary session of the Assembly by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. The Assembly adopted the Resolution (60/285) without a vote.^[3] The representative of Armenia stated that they supported the content of the Resolution, but opposed the title of it.^[4]

The General Assembly,

Seriously concerned by the fires in the affected territories, which have inflicted widespread environmental damage,

1. Stresses the necessity to urgently conduct an environmental operation to suppress the fires in the affected territories and to overcome their detrimental consequences;
2. Welcomes the readiness of the parties to cooperate to that end, and considers such an operation to be an important confidence-building measure;
3. Takes note of the intention of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in to organize a mission to the region to assess the short- and long-term impact of the fires on the environment as a step in preparation for the environmental operation;
4. Calls upon, in this regard, the organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Environment Programme, in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, to provide all necessary assistance and expertise, including, inter alia, the assessment of and counteraction to the short- and long-term impact of the environmental degradation of the region, as well as in its rehabilitation;
5. Requests the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in to provide a report on this matter to state members of the General Assembly by 30 April 2007.

98th plenary meeting

7 September 2006