Consolidation of Peace Through Practical Disarmament Measures

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66q Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1997–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/53

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/73/53	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,053	45%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/64	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,193	59%Compare
2014	A/RES/69/60	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,478	83%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/50	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,303	86%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/67	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,163	80%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

6 reports · 2003–2018

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2018	A/73/168	The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them, and consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/64
2016	A/71/151	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures; and assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/60
2014	A/69/132	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures; assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them; and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/67/50
2012	A/67/176	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures : assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/67
2006	A/61/288	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them : the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/59/82

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Arms Limitation Conventional Disarmament Conventional Weapons Disarmament Guidelines Peace Peacebuilding Recommendations Weapons Destruction Weapons Surrender

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Stresses, in the context of the present resolution, the particular relevance of the “Guidelines on conventional arms control/limitation and disarmament, with particular emphasis on consolidation of peace in the context of General Assembly resolution 51/45 N”,⁷ adopted by the Disarmament Commission by consensus at its 1999 substantive session;

⁷See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/54/42), annex III.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures, submitted pursuant to resolution 51/45 N,⁸ and once again encourages Member States, as well as regional arrangements and agencies, to lend their support to the implementation of recommendations contained therein;

⁸A/52/289.

Welcomes the activities undertaken by the group of interested States that was formed in New York in March 1998, and invites the group to continue to analyse lessons learned from previous disarmament and peace-building projects, as well as to promote new practical disarmament measures to consolidate peace, especially as undertaken or designed by affected States themselves;

Encourages Member States, including the group of interested States, to lend their support to the Secretary-General, relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations in responding to requests by Member States to collect and destroy small arms and light weapons in post-conflict situations;

Thanks the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of resolution 56/24 P,⁹ taking into consideration the activities of the group of interested States in this regard;

⁹A/57/210.

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education;¹⁰

¹⁰A/57/124.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session a report on the implementation of practical disarmament measures, taking into consideration the activities of the group of interested States in this regard;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session the item entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”.

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