Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 14 December 2006  [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee  (Fourth Committee) (A/61/415)]  61/125. Question of Western Sahara        The General Assembly,    Having considered in depth the question of Western Sahara,    Reaffirming the inalienable right of all peoples to self-determination and  independence, in accordance with the principles set forth in the Charter of the  United Nations and General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960  containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries  and Peoples,    Recalling its resolution 60/114 of 8 December 2005,    Recalling also all resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security  Council on the question of Western Sahara,    Recalling further Security Council resolutions 658 (1990) of 27 June 1990 and  690 (1991) of 29 April 1991, by which the Council approved the settlement plan for  Western Sahara,1    Recalling Security Council resolutions 1359 (2001) of 29 June 2001 and  1429 (2002) of 30 July 2002, as well as 1495 (2003) of 31 July 2003, in which the  Council expressed its support of the peace plan for self-determination of the people  of Western Sahara 2 as an optimum political solution on the basis of agreement  between the two parties, and resolutions 1541 (2004) of 29 April 2004, 1570 (2004)  of 28 October 2004, 1598 (2005) of 28 April 2005, 1634 (2005) of 28 October 2005  and 1675 (2006) of 28 April 2006,    Taking note of the responses of the parties and neighbouring States to the  Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General concerning the peace plan contained in the  report of the Secretary-General of 23 May 2003,3     Reaffirming the responsibility of the United Nations towards the people of  Western Sahara,  _______________  1 See S/21360 and S/22464 and Corr.1.  2 S/2003/565 and Corr.1, annex II.  3 S/2003/565 and Corr.1.   A/RES/61/125  2    Noting with satisfaction the entry into force of the ceasefire in accordance with  the proposal made by the Secretary-General, and stressing the importance it attaches  to the maintenance of the ceasefire as an integral part of the settlement plan,    Underlining, in this regard, the validity of the settlement plan, while noting the  fundamental differences between the parties in its implementation,    Stressing that the lack of progress in the settlement of the dispute on Western  Sahara continues to cause suffering to the people of Western Sahara, remains a  source of potential instability in the region and obstructs the economic development  of the Maghreb region and that, in view of this, the search for a political solution is  critically needed,    Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy in  search of a mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for self- determination of the people of Western Sahara,    Having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee  on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the  Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,4     Having also examined the report of the Secretary-General,5     1.  Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;5     2.  Underlines Security Council resolution 1495 (2003), in which the  Council expressed its support of the peace plan for self-determination of the people  of Western Sahara as an optimum political solution on the basis of agreement  between the two parties;    3.  Underlines also that the parties reacted differently to this plan;    4.  Continues to support strongly the efforts of the Secretary-General and his  Personal Envoy to achieve a mutually acceptable political solution to the dispute  over Western Sahara;    5.  Commends the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for their  outstanding efforts and the two parties for the spirit of cooperation they have shown  in the support they provide for those efforts;    6.  Calls upon all the parties and the States of the region to cooperate fully  with the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy;    7.  Reaffirms the responsibility of the United Nations towards the people of  Western Sahara;    8.  Calls upon the parties to cooperate with the International Committee of  the Red Cross in its efforts to solve the problem of the fate of the people  unaccounted for, and calls upon the parties to abide by their obligations under  international humanitarian law to release without further delay all those held since  the start of the conflict;    9.  Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the  Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial  _______________  4 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first  Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/61/23),  chap. VIII.  5 A/61/121.   A/RES/61/125  3  Countries and Peoples to continue to consider the situation in Western Sahara and to  report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;    10. Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its  sixty-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.