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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

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62 operative paragraphs

Notes also that the report indicates a wide measure of agreement in respect of land-mines and booby traps, and that there was a further conver$ence of views in relation to the prohibition or restriction of use of incendiary weapons;

Takes note of the progress made by the Conference Working Group on a General Treaty entrusted with the preparation of the text of a convention to which optional protocols or clauses embodying prohibitions or restrictions of use of certain conventional weapons, deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, would be attached;

Takes note also of the resolution of the Conference concerning the development of small calibre weapon systems, 85 in which, inter alia, the Conference stressed the need to exercise the utmost care in their development so as to avoid an unnecessary escalation of the mjurious effects of such systems;

Endorses the recommendation of the Conference to hold another session at Geneva for a period of up to four weeks, starting on 15 September 1980, with a view to completing negotiations in conformity with General Assembly resolutions 32/152 and 33/70;

Takes note of the understanding of the Conference that issues on which agreement has already been achieved should not be reopened at the forthcoming session, so that all efforts may be concentrated on working out agreement on outstanding issues;

Invites States to continue to participate actively in the Conference and to be r~presented, in so far as possible, by the required legal, military and medical expertise;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide necessary assistance to the Conference;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects: report of the Conference".

34 I 83.

Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session

A

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Study on the relationship between disarmament and international security";86 2.

Considers that the halting of the arms race, particularly the nuclear arms race, should be the first step in the implementation of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly;87 3.

Calls upon all States to eliminate tensions and conflicts in their relations and proceed towards effective collective measures under the Charter of the United Nations for a system of international order, security and peace,

concurrently with efforts at disarmament measures;

Also calls upon all States to pursue policies to strengthen international peace and security and to build confidence among States;

Requests the organs of the United Nations to 5. initiate or accelerate work on developing and strengthening institutions for maintaining peace and security, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter.

B

Urges the Committee on Disarmament to proceed, without any further delay, to substantive negotiations on the priority questions of disarmament on its agenda, in accordance with the provisions of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session and the other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly on those questions;

Invites the members of the Committee on Disarmament involved in separate negotiations on specific priority questions of disarmament to make every effort to achieve a positive conclusion of those negotiations without further delay for submission to the Committee and, failing this, to submit to the Committee a full report on the status of their separate negotiations and results achieved thus far in order to contribute most directly to the negotiations in the Committee in accordance with paragraph t above;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament, at its session in 1980, to initiate negotiations on the comprehensive programme of disarmament, with a view to completing its elaboration before the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, in 1982, and, in doing so, to take as a basis the recommendations adopted by the Disarmament Commission;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Report of the Committee on Disarmament".

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Expresses its deep concern about the continued arms race, nuclear as well as conventional, and about constantly growing military budgets which bear negative consequences and pose a growing threat to international peace and security and also to the unhampered development of countries, particularly developing countries;

Urgently calls upon all States, in particular nuclear-weapon States and other major military Powers, immediately to take steps leading to effective halting and reversing of the arms race and to disarmament and, to this end:

To make every effort to bring to a successful end the negotiations which are currently going on in the Committee on Disarmament and in a limited or regional framework on effective international agreements according to the priorities of the Programme of Action set forth in section III of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session;

To resume or undertake as soon as possible negotiations on a bilateral, regional or multilateral basis on measures which were agreed upon by consensus at the tenth special session, taking into consideration all relevant proposals;

Invites all States which are engaged in bilateral, regional or multilateral disarmament or arms limitation negotiations outside the United Nations framework to keep the General Assembly informed of the results of such negotiations in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the tenth special session".

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Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations programme of fellowships on disarmament;

Decides to continue the programme;

Requests the Secretary-General to make adequate arrangements relating to the programme for 1980 in accordance with the guidelines approved by the General Assembly at its thirty-third session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a report on the implementation of the programme.

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Requests the Secretary-General to carry out such an in-depth study with the assistance of the Group of Governmental Experts on the Question of the Establishment of an International Satellite Monitoring Agency previously constituted;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the subject in time for the General Assembly to take a decision at its second special session devoted to disarmament, in 1982;

Draws the attention of the Secretary-General to the fact that, in pursuance of paragraph 2 above, the study should be submitted no later than June 1981 to

45 Ibid., annex. m. Resolutions adopted on the raporu of the First Committee the preparatory committee for the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament.

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Considers that, in the light of the above-mentioned provisions of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session, a new impetus should be given to endeavours to achieve agreements to freeze, reduce or otherwise restrain, in a balanced manner, military expenditures, including adequate measures of verification satisfactory to all parties concerned;

Requests, to this end, the Disarmament Commission to undertake during 1980 to examine and identify effective ways and means of achieving such agreements;

Appeals to all States, in particular the most heavily armed States, pending the conclusion of agreements on the reduction of military expenditures, to exercise self-restraint in their military expenditures with a view to reallocating the funds thus saved to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of developing countries;

Decides to consider at its thirty-fifth session, under the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets" to be included in its provisional agenda in pursuance of its resolution 33/67 of 14 December 1978, the most

effective ways and means of adopting practical measures in this field.

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Decides to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament the views of States concerning the non-use of nuclear weapons, avoidance of nuclear war and related matters;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to take those views into appropriate consideration and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session.

11 December 1979 H

Endorses the report of the Disarmament Commission and the recommendations contained therein on the elements of a comprehensive programme of disarmament;

Requests the Disarmament Commission to continue its work in accordance with its mandate, as set forth in paragraph 118 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly,n and, to that end, to meet for a period not exceeding four weeks during 1980, beginning on 12 May 1980;

Also requests the Disarmament Commission to continue the consideration of the agenda items contained in section II of resolution 33/71 H, with the aim of elaborating, within the framework and in accordance with the priorities established at the tenth special session, a ~eneral approach to negotiations on nuclear and conventional disarmament;

•s See A/34/456 and Add.1.

49 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/34/42).

n Resolution S-10/2. General Aaembly-Thlrty.fourtb Session

Further requests the Disarmament Commission to submit a report on its work and its recommendations on paragraph 2 above to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Disarmament Commission the report of the Committee on Disarmament, 52 together with all the official records of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly relating to disarmament matters, and to render all the assistance that it may require for implementing the present resolution;

Further requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament the report and the recommendations of the Disarmament Commission on the elements of a comprehensive programme of disarmament;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Report of the Disarmament Commission".

I

Takes note with satisfaction of the reports of the Secretary-General on measures taken by governmental and non-governmental organizations to foster the objectives of Disarmament Weeks. and on elements of a model programme for Disarmament Week;58 2.

Invites all States that so desire, in carrying out appropriate measures at the local level on the occasion of Disarmament Week, to take into account the elements of the model programme prepared by the Secretary- General;

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Invites the relevant specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency to intensify activities, within their areas of competence, to disseminate information on the consequences of the arms race and requests them to inform the Secretary-General accordingly;

Invites Governments, in accordance with its resolution 33/71 D, to inform the Secretary-General of

52 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Seuion, Supplement No. 27 (A/34/27 and Corr.I).

58 Resolution S-10/2, para. 102.

54 A/34/ 457 and Add. 1 and 2.

55 A/34/436.

activities undertaken to promote the objectives of Disarmament Week;

Invites international non-governmental organizations to take an active part in holding Disarmament Week and to inform the Secretary-General of the activities undertaken;

Requests the Secretary-General, in accordance with paragraph 4 of resolution 33/71 D, to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a report containing the information referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 above.

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Requests the Committee on Disarmament to continue, at the beginning of its session in 1980, consideration of the item entitled "Nuclear weapons in all aspects" and to undertake preparatory consultations on the negotiations referred to in paragraph 2 below;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to initiate neJotiations, as a matter of high priority, with the participation of all nuclear-weapon States, on the question of the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 50 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session;58 3.

Further requests the Committee on Disarmament to report on the results of those negotiations to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session.

11 December 1979 58 Resolution S-10/2.

67 See Official Records q/ the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/34/27 and Corr.I), paras. 41-43. m. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee K

Takes note of the interim report of the Secretary- General with respect to the above-mentioned study;00 2.

Requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate action to provide the resources and expertise necessary to complete successfully the study in accordance with paragraph 23 of the interim report;

Appeals to Governments to make available data and information relevant to a meaningful completion of the above-mentioned study;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session an item entitled "Study on the relationship· between disarmament and development: report of the Secretary-General".

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Requests, accordingly, the Secretary-General to provide the staff as well as the necessary assistance and 59 A/33/317, annex.

60 A/34/534.

61 Resolution S-10/2.

os Ibid., appendix I.

· services needed by the Committee on Disarmament and any subsidiary bodies which it may establish, in accordance with the arrangements contained in its rules of procedure.

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Takes note of the information relevant to the matter contained in the report of the Secretary- General on the programme of research and studies on disarmament;64 2.

Welcomes the recommendations concerning the United Nations institute for disarmament research submitted by the Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies and set forth in the report of the Secretary-General;05 3.

Notes that, under those recommendations, the United Nations institute for disarmament research would be set up within the framework of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research as an interim arrangement, for the period until the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, in 1982;

Requests the Secretary-General to hold consultations with the United Nations Institute on Training and Research regard.ing the establishment of the United Nations institute for disarmament research;

Expresses the hope that appropriate steps will be taken as soon as possible with a view to implementing the recommendations set forth in the report of the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session.

34 / 84. Conclusion of an international convention on the strengthening of guarantees of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States

Welcomes the conclusion of the Committee on Disarmament that it is urgent to reach agreement on effective international arrangements to assure nonnuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;

Notes with satisfaction that in the Committee on Disarmament there is no objection, in principle, to the idea of such an international convention;

Commends the decision of the Committee on Disarmament to continue the negotiations on this subject at the beginning of its session in 1980;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to continue the negotiations on this subject on a priority basis during its session in 1980 with a view to their early conclusion with the elaboration of a convention to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session an item entitled "Conclusion of an international convention on the strengthening of the

61 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/34/27 and Corr.1), paras. 44-51.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 88 Ibid.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE TENTH SPECIAL SESSION UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT ,o Resolution S-10/2.

41 fbid., para. 108.

FREEZING AND REDUCTION OF MILITARY BUDGETS MONITORING OF DISARMAMENT AGREEMENTS AND STRENGTHENING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

NON-USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR DISARMAMENT WEEK REPORT OF THE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION

STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN ALL ASPECTS

COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT

PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON DISARMAMENT

60 Resolution S-10/2. && Ibid., para. 7.

6& Ibid., appendix II.

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