Disarmament and International Security

A/RES/34/83[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 42 Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session, published in 1980.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 1979–1985

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/63[K]

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1985	A/RES/39/63[K]	Disarmament and international security	—	—
1983	A/RES/37/100[E]	Disarmament and international security	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/97[K]	Disarmament and international security	—	—
1981	A/RES/35/156[J]	Disarmament and international security	—	—
1980	A/RES/34/83[A]	Disarmament and international security	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Arms Race Confidence-Building Measures Disarmament International Security

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

A/RES/34/83 [A]

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".

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

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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.

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