United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/285 (The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan). By adopting this Resolution, the General Assembly expressed its serious concerns for the environmental damage in the occupied territories ofAzerbaijan, and called the organizations and programmes of theUnited Nations system, in particular, theUnited Nations Environment Programme to provide all necessary assistance for the rehabilitation of the long-term impact of theenvironmental degradation of the region.

On June 28, 2006, theAmbassador of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed a Letter to theSecretary-General. In the Letter, Azerbaijan indicated that towns, villages, agricultural lands, cultural and historical monuments, flora and fauna, and living dwellings in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have been demolished or set on fire. Azerbaijan annexed satellite photos of the occupied territories to the Letter as proof. In this regard, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of violatinginternational humanitarian law norms, in particular, theGeneva Conventions of 1949 and additional protocols.^[1][2]

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 theGeneral Assembly under Agenda item 40. The Draft Resolution was introduced to the plenary session of the Assembly by thePresident of Azerbaijan,Ilham Aliyev. The Assembly adopted the Resolution (60/285) without a vote.^[3] The representative ofArmenia 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

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