United Nations Disarmament Information Programme

A/RES/59/103View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66a United Nations Disarmament Information Programme, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1997–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/69

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/69	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	677	88%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/87	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	743	95%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/80	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	716	98%Compare
2018	A/RES/73/79	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	710	98%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/74	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	703	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2000–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/98	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/87
2022	A/77/115	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/80
2020	A/75/122	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/79
2018	A/73/120	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/74
2016	A/71/153	United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/71

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Arms Limitation Disarmament Disarmament Agreements Disarmament Education Disarmament Negotiations Information Centres Information Dissemination Information Exchange Multilateralism Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Implementation Publications Report Preparation Research Centres Surveys Treaty Compliance Websites

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme;2

Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to make effective use of the limited resources available to him in disseminating as widely as possible, including by electronic means, information on arms limitation and disarmament to Governments, the media, non-governmental organizations, educational communities and research institutes, and in carrying out a seminar and conference programme;

Stresses the importance of the Programme as a significant instrument in enabling all Member States to participate fully in the deliberations and negotiations on disarmament in the various United Nations bodies, in assisting them in complying with treaties, as required, and in contributing to agreed mechanisms for transparency;

Notes the results of the survey of users of The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook;

Notes with appreciation the cooperation of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and its information centres in pursuit of the objectives of the Programme;

Recommends that the Programme continue to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action and support for it, including action by the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, in the field of arms limitation and disarmament, in a factual, balanced and objective manner, and that it focus its efforts:

To continue to publish in all official languages The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook and to increase its dissemination by posting the 2002 and 2003 English editions on the Internet;

To continue to maintain the Disarmament web site as a part of the United Nations web site and to produce versions of the site in as many official languages as feasible;

To continue to intensify United Nations interaction with the public, principally non-governmental organizations and research institutes, to help further an informed debate on topical issues of arms limitation, disarmament and security;

To continue to organize discussions on topics of interest in the field of arms limitation and disarmament with a view to broadening understanding and facilitating an exchange of views and information among Member States and civil society;

Invites all Member States to make contributions to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme with a view to sustaining a strong outreach programme;

Takes note of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General,⁴ which reviews the implementation of the recommendations made in the 2002 study on disarmament and non-proliferation education;⁵

⁴A/59/178 and Add.1.

⁵A/57/124.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session a report covering both the implementation of the activities of the Programme by the United Nations system during the previous two years and the activities of the Programme contemplated by the system for the following two years;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-first session the item entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”.

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