Hostage-taking : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Reaffirms that hostage-taking, wherever and by whomever committed, is a serious crime aimed at the destruction of human rights and is, under any circumstances, unjustifiable; condemns all acts of hostage-taking, anywhere in the world; demands that all hostages be released immediately and without any preconditions, and expresses its solidarity with the victims of hostage-taking; calls upon States to take all necessary measures, in accordance with relevant provisions of international humanitarian law and international human rights standards, to prevent, combat and punish acts of hostage-taking, including by strengthening international cooperation in this field.

Adopted without vote, 81st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.