Confidence-Building Measures in the Regional and Subregional Context

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73 General and complete disarmament, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

23 versions · 2003–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/42

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/42	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	763	98%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/27	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	755	98%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/38	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	751	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/60	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	745	99%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/43	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	740	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2010–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/161	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/27
2024	A/79/125	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/38
2023	A/78/132	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/60
2022	A/77/87	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/43
2021	A/76/112	Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/51

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Arbitration Conciliation Confidence-Building Measures Consultations Conventional Weapons Disarmament Agreements Dispute Settlement Force in International Relations Mediation Negotiation Regional Cooperation War Prevention Weapons Systems

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Calls upon Member States to refrain from the use or threat of use of force in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

Reaffirms its commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes under Chapter VI of the Charter, in particular Article 33, which provides for a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements or other peaceful means chosen by the parties;

Calls upon Member States that have not already done so to open consultations and dialogue in the regions of tension without preconditions;

Urges States to comply strictly with all bilateral, regional and international agreements, including arms control and disarmament agreements, to which they are party;

Urges also, in the context of confidence-building measures, the maintenance of military balance between States in the regions of tension consistent with the principle of undiminished security at the lowest level of armaments;

Encourages the promotion of unilateral, bilateral and regional confidence-building measures to avoid conflict and prevent the unintended and accidental outbreak of hostilities;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States with a view to exploring possibilities of furthering efforts towards confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context, particularly in the regions of tension;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report on the subject to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session an item entitled “Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context”.

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