The United Nations General Assembly has passed a unanimous resolution that calls for countries to ensure that the use of drones complies with their obligations under international law.

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a unanimous resolution that calls for countries to ensure that the use of drones complies with their obligations under international law.

The resolution urges states to “ensure that any measures taken or means employed to counter terrorism including the use of remotely piloted aircraft comply with their obligations under international law including the Charter of the United Nations human rights law and international humanitarian law in particular the principles of distinction and proportionality,” according to the text.

The resolution also “calls for taking into account Relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions on human rights and encourages them to give due consideration to the recommendations of the special procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council and to the relevant comments and views of United Nations human rights treaty bodies.”

The UN resolution comes after intensive efforts made by Pakistan, which has been witnessing a protest campaign against US assassination drone strikes for more than three weeks now.

Ruling parties in northwestern Pakistan have been holding demonstrations and blocking supply lines for US-led forces stationed in Afghanistan since November in protest against the deadly strikes.