Relationship Between Disarmament and Development

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66j Relationship between disarmament and development, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

34 versions · 1983–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/25

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/25	Relationship between disarmament and development	847	98%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/43	Relationship between disarmament and development	839	98%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/23	Relationship between disarmament and development	835	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/45	Relationship between disarmament and development	829	99%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/37	Relationship between disarmament and development	823	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

22 reports · 2005–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/160	Relationship between disarmament and development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/25
2025	A/80/125	Relationship between disarmament and development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/43
2024	A/79/124	Relationship between disarmament and development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/23
2023	A/78/128	Relationship between disarmament and development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/45
2022	A/77/114	Relationship between disarmament and development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/37

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Development Finance Disarmament-Development Link Economic Gap Geographical Distribution Groups of Experts Information Exchange Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to resolution 56/24 E,5 including its proposal to consider the establishment of a group of governmental experts to undertake a review of the relationship between disarmament and development in the current international context, as well as the role of the Organization in this connection;

Requests the Secretary-General, within available financial resources and with the assistance of a group of governmental experts to be established in 2003 on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, while seeking the views of States, to present for the consideration of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a report with recommendations for a reappraisal of the relationship between disarmament and development in the current international context, as well as the future role of the Organization in this connection;

Calls upon the high-level Steering Group on Disarmament and Development to strengthen and enhance its programme of activities, in accordance with the mandate contained in subparagraph (ix) b of paragraph 35 (c) of the action programme adopted at the International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development;Error: Reference source not found

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take action, through appropriate organs and within available resources, for the implementation of the action programme;

Urges the international community to devote part of the resources made available by the implementation of disarmament and arms limitation agreements to economic and social development, with a view to reducing the ever widening gap between developed and developing countries;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session the item entitled “Relationship between disarmament and development”.

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