The Special
Committee on the United Nations Charter has approved a Philippine proposal
calling on all UN member-states to “observe and promote in good faith the
Manila Declaration in the peaceful settlement of international disputes,”
according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The Philippine proposal, which welcomes the 30th anniversary of the
adoption of the declaration, was contained in a consensus draft resolution
which seeks to recogniหe the Manila Declaration as a concrete accomplishment of the committee.
According to the DFA, Philippine Permanent Representative Ambassador
Libran Cabactulan said that the Special Committee’s approval of the Philippine
proposal was an “important step forward” in the UN’s continuing pursuit for a
peaceful, secure and stable world.
"That consensus was achieved on the language of this draft General
Assembly resolution indicates the full awareness of all member-states of the UN
about our individual obligation to settle disputes in a peaceful manner and the
collective desire of all to maintain peaceful interstate relations,” Cabactulan
said.
Landmark document
He added that the consensus also demonstrates the recognition accorded
by the international community to the Manila Declaration as a landmark document
on the peaceful settlement of international disputes.
"Most importantly, the consensus language reiterates the call to
all states to observe and promote in good faith the Manila Declaration in the
peaceful settlement of their international disputes. In the face of continuing
disputes around the world, the Manila Declaration—and its provisions on the
peaceful settlement of international disputes—remains as relevant today as it
was 30 years ago,” he added.
In this regard, the Philippines will undertake several commemorative
activities at the UN as well as in Manila, pursuant to the statement of Foreign
Secretary Albert del Rosario in November 2011.
In that statement, Del Rosario said the Philippines will hold events in
Manila and at its UN missions, particularly in New York, to commemorate the
30th anniversary of the adoption of the Manila Declaration to highlight the
importance the Philippines gives to the peaceful settlement of international
disputes.
"The Manila Declaration and the peaceful settlement of international
disputes are important in helping make our world safer and more secure,” Del
Rosario said.
"A peaceful and stable world is important to all nations. For the Philippines, it is of even greater
importance, for global peace can contribute to assuring the safety and welfare
of Filipinos,” he added.
Through the initiative of Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, the
Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone and Tunisia and on the basis of a text
prepared by the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on
the Strengthening of the Role of the Organisation, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted by consensus the landmark Manila Declaration on the Peaceful
Settlement of International Disputes as Resolution 37/10 on Nov. 15, 1982.
The draft of the Manila Declaration was negotiated in Manila in January
and February 1980 by the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations
and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organisation, the DFA said.
Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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