United Nations General Assembly Resolution 63/301
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The General Assembly, Deeply concerned by the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Honduras on 28 June 2009,
Deeply concerned also by the acts of violence against diplomatic personnel and accredited officials in the Republic of Honduras in violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,[1]
Recalling the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and conventions on international peace and security,
Gravely concerned by the breakdown in the constitutional and democratic order that has led to the endangerment of security, democracy and the rule of law, which has jeopardized the security of Honduran and foreign citizens,
- Condemns the coup d’état in the Republic of Honduras that has interrupted the democratic and constitutional order and the legitimate exercise of power in Honduras, and resulted in the removal of the democratically elected President of that country, Mr. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales;
- Demands the immediate and unconditional restoration of the legitimate and Constitutional Government of the President of the Republic of Honduras, Mr. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and of the legally constituted authority in Honduras, so that he may fulfil the mandate for which he was democratically elected by the Honduran people;
- Decides to call firmly and unequivocally upon States to recognize no Government other than that of the Constitutional President, Mr. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales;
- Expresses its firm support for the regional efforts being undertaken pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations to resolve the political crisis in Honduras;
- Requests the Secretary-General to inform the General Assembly in a timely manner of the evolving situation in the country.
93rd plenary meeting
30 June 2009
- ↑ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 500, No. 7310