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Resolution adopted unanimously by the 118th Assembly (Cape Town, 18 April 2008)
Cognizant of the numerous unresolved conflicts across the world that are characterized by ongoing killing, the reported rape of women, the shelling and bombing of civilians, the internal displacement of people, forced migration and their massive impact on environmental degradation, Recognizing and reaffirming the principles of sovereignty, sovereign equality, territorial integrity, political independence, peaceful co-existence, interdependence and non-aggression, Reaffirming the responsibility of parliamentarians and the IPU to promote international peace and security, Convinced that peace and security are critical factors in creating an environment that is conducive to international cooperation and development, Deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating violence and grievous harm to life and limb in areas affected by conflicts, Cognizant of the evidence provided throughout history that the only means of ensuring a lasting and peaceful resolution of conflicts is peaceful dialogue, Welcoming and expressing support for the missions of good offices and other initiatives undertaken by a number of countries in the quest for peace, Noting that, due to the growing need to relocate people and communities, many countries are urging the United Nations Security Council to address climate change and environmental migration as an issue with serious implications for international peace and security, Also cognizant of the efforts deployed by the United Nations - through its various initiatives, resolutions and conventions - to address these problems in the countries concerned, Welcoming the efforts deployed within ongoing peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine, the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and the resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council on 6 March 2008 calling for the immediate cessation of Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip and the immediate cessation of missile-launching by Palestinian activists on southern Israel, Recalling the resolutions on the situation in the Middle East adopted by the 97th Inter-Parliamentary Conference (Seoul, 1997), the 104th Inter-Parliamentary Conference (Jakarta, 2000) and the 109th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 2003), which addressed inter alia the tensions and violence in the region, Mindful of the relationship between the IPU and the United Nations and the mechanisms that have been developed to strengthen these relations in order to deal effectively with global concerns,
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