Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session resolutions — A/RES/48/77 | UN Mandate Registry
Review of the Implementation of the Recommendations and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly at Its 10th Special Session Resolutions
Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/48/42).
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Takes note of the annual report of the Disarmament Commission;
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Commends the Disarmament Commission for its adoption by consensus of a set of guidelines and recommendations for regional approaches to disarmament within the context of global security, 2/ which were recommended to the General Assembly for consideration, pursuant to the adopted "Ways and means to enhance the functioning of the Disarmament Commission"; 3/
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Endorses the guidelines and recommendations for regional approaches to disarmament within the context of global security as adopted by the Disarmament Commission at its 1993 substantive session;
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Notes with satisfaction that the Disarmament Commission has made significant progress in achieving agreement on guidelines and recommendations under its agenda item entitled "The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other related fields", which is to be concluded in 1994;
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Notes the continuing consideration by the Disarmament Commission of its agenda item entitled "Process of nuclear disarmament in the framework of international peace and security, with the objective of the elimination of nuclear weapons", which is to be concluded in 1994;
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Reaffirms the importance of further enhancing the dialogue and cooperation among the First Committee, the Disarmament Commission and the Conference on Disarmament;
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Recommendsthat the Conference on Disarmament consider, within its competence, the guidelines and recommendations for regional approaches to disarmament within the context of global security;
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Reaffirms also the role of the Disarmament Commission as the specialized, deliberative body within the United Nations multilateral disarmament machinery that allows for in-depth deliberations on specific disarmament issues, leading to the submission of concrete recommendations on those issues;
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Encouragesthe Disarmament Commission to continue to make every effort to enhance its working methods so as to enable it to give focused consideration to a limited number of priority issues in the field of disarmament, bearing in mind the decision it has taken to move its agenda towards a three-item phased approach;
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Requeststhe 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, 4/ and with paragraph 3 of resolution 37/78 H of 9 December 1982, and to that end to make
Ibid., annex II.
A/CN.10/137 of 27 April 1990.
Resolution S-10/2.
every effort to achieve specific recommendations on the items on its agenda, taking into account the adopted "Ways and means to enhance the functioning of the Disarmament Commission";
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Notes that the Disarmament Commission, at its 1993 organizational session, adopted the following items for consideration and conclusion at its 1994 substantive session:
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Process of nuclear disarmament in the framework of international peace and security, with the objective of the elimination of nuclear weapons;
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The role of science and technology in the context of international security, disarmament and other related fields;
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Notes also that the Disarmament Commission, at its 1993 organizational session, included in the agenda of its 1994 substantive session an item entitled "International arms transfers, with particular reference to resolution 46/36 H of 6 December 1991";
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Also requeststhe Disarmament Commission to meet for a period not exceeding four weeks during 1994 and to submit a substantive report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to transmit to the Disarmament Commission the annual report of the Conference on Disarmament, 5/ together with all the official records of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly relating to disarmament matters, and to render all assistance that the Commission may require for implementing the present resolution;
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Also requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure full provision to the Commission and its subsidiary bodies of interpretation and translation facilities in the official languages and to assign, as a matter of priority, all the necessary resources and services to that end;
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Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-ninth session the item entitled "Report of the Disarmament Commission".
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/48/27).
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Reaffirms the role of the Conference on Disarmament as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community;
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Welcomes the determination of the Conference on Disarmament to fulfil that role in the light of the evolving international situation with a view to making early substantive progress on priority items of its agenda;
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Also welcomes the decision of the Conference on Disarmament to give to its Ad Hoc Committee on a Nuclear Test Ban a mandate to negotiate such a ban;
4
Urgesthe Conference on Disarmament to reach a consensus that would result in the expansion of its membership before the start of its 1994 session;
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Encouragesthe ongoing review of the agenda, membership and methods of work of the Conference on Disarmament;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to ensure the provision to the Conference on Disarmament of additional administrative, substantive and conference support services for its negotiations;
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Requeststhe Conference on Disarmament to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session;
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Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-ninth session the item entitled "Report of the Conference on Disarmament".
