United Nations General Assembly A/RES/55/113 Distr.: General 14 March 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 114 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/602/Add.3)] 55/113. Situation of human rights in parts of South-Eastern Europe The General Assembly, Bearing in mind all relevant resolutions on this subject, in particular Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/26 of 18 April 2000, 1 and all Security Council resolutions and presidential statements, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2 the International Covenants on Human Rights 3 and other human rights instruments, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 4 the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the protection of victims of war 5 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977, 6 Taking note of the principles and commitments undertaken by participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Reaffirming the territorial integrity of all States in the region, within their internationally recognized borders, taking fully into account all relevant Security Council resolutions, Expressing its full support for the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”), 7 which, inter alia, committed the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to respect human rights fully, in particular issues surrounding the return of refugees, Expressing its support for the democratic forces and non-governmental organizations in the promotion and protection of human rights and in strengthening civil society, and noting in this regard the opportunities afforded by the Stability 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/2000/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A. 2 Resolution 217 A (III). 3 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545. 5 Ibid., vol. 75, Nos. 970–973. 6 Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 7 S/1995/999, annex. 00 56617