Transparency in Armaments

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73q Transparency in armaments, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 1997–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/28

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/28	Transparency in armaments	1,260	79%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/69	Transparency in armaments	1,273	86%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/53	Transparency in armaments	1,172	54%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/44	Transparency in armaments	1,415	62%Compare
2013	A/RES/68/43	Transparency in armaments	1,150	80%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

16 reports · 2013–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/202	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/28
2025	A/80/226	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/69
2024	A/79/216	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/69
2023	A/78/165	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/69
2022	A/77/165	United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/53

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Conventional Weapons Financial Resources Information Exchange Model Forms Periodic Reports Regional Disarmament Report Preparation Standardization Transparency in Armaments Treaties Weapons of Mass Destruction

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms,1 as provided for in paragraphs 7 to 10 of resolution 46/36 L;

Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development⁴ and the recommendations ensuing from the consensus report of the 2003 group of governmental experts contained therein;⁵

⁴A/58/274.

⁵Ibid., paras. 112–114.

Decides to adapt the scope of the Register in conformity with the recommendations contained in the 2003 report of the Secretary-General;

Calls upon Member States, with a view to achieving universal participation, to provide the Secretary-General by 31 May annually with the requested data and information for the Register, including nil reports if appropriate, on the basis of resolutions 46/36 L and 47/52 L, the recommendations contained in paragraph 64 of the 1997 report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development,⁶ the recommendations contained in paragraph 94 of the 2000 report of the Secretary-General and the appendices and annexes thereto⁷ as well as the 2003 report of the Secretary-General;

⁶A/52/316 and Corr.2.

⁷A/55/281.

Invites Member States in a position to do so, pending further development of the Register, to provide additional information on procurement from national production and military holdings and to make use of the “Remarks” column in the standardized reporting form to provide additional information such as types or models;

Reaffirms its decision, with a view to further development of the Register, to keep the scope of and participation in the Register under review;

Recalls, to that end, its request to Member States to provide the Secretary-General with their views on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and on transparency measures related to weapons of mass destruction;

Requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations contained in his 2003 report on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for the Secretariat to operate and maintain the Register;

Reiterates its call upon all Member States to cooperate at the regional and subregional levels, taking fully into account the specific conditions prevailing in the region or subregion, with a view to enhancing and coordinating international efforts aimed at increased openness and transparency in armaments;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on progress made in implementing the present resolution.

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