Reduction of Military Budgets

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 61 Reduction of military budgets, published in 1985.

What else is in this group?

25 documents · 1977–1990

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1990).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/114	Reduction of military budgets resolutions	415	–
1990	A/RES/44/114B	Reduction of military budgets resolutions	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/114A	Reduction of military budgets resolutions	—	–
1989	A/RES/43/73	Reduction of military budgets	—	–
1987	A/RES/42/36	Reduction of military budgets	751	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Groups of Experts Military Budgets Military Expenditures Principles Reporting Procedures

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

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Reaffirms that the human and material resources released through the reduction of military expenditures could be reallocated to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries;

Calls upon all Member States, in particular the most heavily armed States, to reinforce their readiness to ҥo operate in a constructive manner with a view to reachmg agreements to freeze, reduce or otherwise restrain military expenditures;

Appeals to all States, in particular to the most heav ily armed States, pending the conclusion of agreeҦents on the reduction of military expenditures, to exercise self restraint in their military expenditures with a view to real locating the funds thus saved to economic and SCX;ial development, particularly for the benefit of developmg countries;

Requests the Disarmament Commission to con tinue, at its 1985 substantive session, the consideration of the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets" on the basis of the relevant working paper annexed to its report, 58 as well as other proposals and ideas on the subject-matter, with a view to finalizing the identification and elaboration of the principles which should govern further actions of States in the field of freezing and reduction of military expenditures, keeping in mind the possibility of embod)'. ing such principles in a suitable document at an appropn ate stage;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets".

DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY >4 Resolution S-1O/2, para. 89.

'6 See resolution 35/40. annex. para. 15. 55 See Offic,a/ Records of the (ienera/ Assemhly, Twelfth Spena/ Ses.11011. Annexes, agenda items 9 to 13, document AIS-12/32. para. 62

S7 See Official Records of the General Assemhlv, Thirty-ninth Session, Sup 59 A/39/52 1 and Add. I and vplement No. 42 (A/39/42), para. 24.

60 A/J9!399.

SS Ibid., Supplement No. 42 (A/39/42), annex X

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