Informe del secretario general sobre

AG/RES. 2866 (XLIV-O/14)

ADVANCING HEMISPHERIC SECURITY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH^56/

(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 5, 2014)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the “Annual Report of the Permanent Council to the General Assembly 2013-2014” (AG/doc.5470/14 add. 1), in particular the section on the activities of the Committee on Hemispheric Security (CSH);
REAFFIRMING the norms and principles of international law contained in the Charter of the Organization of American States and the Charter of the United Nations;
RECALLING the resolutions assigned to the CSH as detailed in the “List of Resolutions Assigned to the Committee on Hemispheric Security (1995-2013) and Other Resolutions Related to Security Issues (1991-1994)” (CP/CSH/INF.278/11 rev. 3);
REAFFIRMING that the programs, activities, and tasks set out in the resolutions on hemispheric security help further one of the essential purposes of the Organization enshrined in the Charter of the Organization of American States, to strengthen peace and security in the Hemisphere, in accordance with the legal system of each country, with full respect for international law and underscoring that cooperation among member states is fundamental for the attainment of that goal;
REAFFIRMING ALSO the provisions of the Declaration on Security in the Americas, adopted in Mexico City in October 2003, which provides that the “new concept of security in the Hemisphere is multidimensional in scope, includes traditional and new threats, concerns, and other challenges to the security of the states of the Hemisphere, incorporates the priorities of each state, contributes to the consolidation of peace, integral development, and social justice, and is based on democratic values, respect for and promotion and defense of human rights, solidarity, cooperation, and respect for national sovereignty”;
EXPRESSING ITS SATISFACTION at the commemoration of the 10^th anniversary of the Declaration on Security in the Americas, through a seminar held during the special meeting of the Permanent Council on October 28, 2013, which resulted in an interdisciplinary exercise that examined the evolution of the concept of multidimensional security, in particular the issue of security and social development;
RECOGNIZING the importance of the dialogue among participants that took place during the seminar and during the Permanent Council’s three preparatory meetings on the 10^th anniversary of the Declaration on Security in the Americas, for the continued implementation of said Declaration;
REAFFIRMING the importance of adopting policies, programs, and actions to prevent and address violence, crime, and insecurity;
EMPHASIZING that the consolidation of the nuclear-weapon-free zone set forth in the Treaty of Tlatelolco constitutes a firm demonstration of the steadfast commitment of Latin America and the Caribbean to the cause of complete and verifiable nuclear disarmament and the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, in keeping with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations;
REITERATING that the process of collecting data and information should be undertaken in accordance with domestic law and international conventions, and with full respect for human rights, and that the exchange of information between national public security institutions is key to strengthening international cooperation aimed at preventing, confronting, and investigating criminal activities that pose a threat to public security;^57/
DEEPLY CONCERNED at the negative impact that surveillance and/or interception of communications, including extraterritorial surveillance and/or interception of communications, as well as the collection of personal data, in particular, when carried out on a mass scale, may have on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights;^58/
RECALLING that the Declaration of Santiago (1995), the Declaration of San Salvador (1998), the Consensus of Miami, and resolution AG/RES. 2447 (XXXIX-O/09), “Confidence- and Security-Building in the Americas,” among other resolutions on confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs), are foundational pillars of the confidence- and security-building system in the Hemisphere and constitute a direct forerunner of those adopted subsequently at the regional and subregional levels;
UNDERSCORING that peace is in itself a value and a principle and is based on democracy, justice, respect for human rights, solidarity, security, and respect for international law;
REAFFIRMING that in the Declaration on Security in the Americas, adopted at the Special Conference on Security in October 2003, the member states considered “that zones of peace and cooperation contribute to peace, security, and cooperation in the Hemisphere” and declared their support for “the creation of zones of peace at the bilateral or subregional level by member states”;
UNDERSCORING the importance of the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA), the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions (CITAAC), and the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism;
HAVING SEEN the annual reports of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) (CP/doc.4987/14), the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) (CP/doc.4980/14), and the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) (CP/doc.4971/14);
HAVING FULFILLED the mandate to consider relations between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the hemispheric defense meetings; the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB); and measures to promote cooperation, through the discussions of the CSH;
EXPRESSING ITS SATISFACTION with the holding of the Fourth Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA-IV), in Medellín, Colombia on November 21 and 22, 2013; the fourteenth regular session of CICTE, on February 20-21, 2014; the Meeting of National Authorities on Transnational Organized Crime, on April 24 and 25, 2014; the fifty-fifth regular session of CICAD, from April 29 to May 1, 2014; and the fifteenth regular meeting of the Consultative Committee of CIFTA, on May 6, 2014;
UNDERSCORING the holding of the meeting of the Subsidiary Technical Working Group on Police Management, in Mexico City on October 8 and 9, 2013; the twelfth meeting of National Points of Contact to CICTE, on February 20, 2014; and the seventh meeting of the OAS Group of Experts to Prepare Model Legislation in the Areas to Which the CIFTA Refers, on May 5, 2014; and
BEARING IN MIND the results of the above-mentioned conferences and meetings,
RESOLVES: