Recognizing that hostage-taking calls for resolute, firm and concerted efforts on the part of the international community in order, in strict conformity with international human rights standards, to bring such abhorrent practices to an end,
确认国际社会需要对劫持人质采取果断、坚定和协调一致的努力，以期严格依照国际人权标准制止此一令人憎恨的行为，