United Nations Disarmament Information Programme

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98b United Nations Disarmament Information Programme, published in 2011.

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?

16 subjects

Arms Limitation Civil Society Disarmament Disarmament Agreements Disarmament Education Disarmament Negotiations Funds Information Dissemination Information Exchange Mass Media Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Implementation Publications Research Centres Treaty Compliance Websites

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to make effective use of the limited resources available to him in disseminating, as widely as possible, information on arms control 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 United Nations Disarmament Information 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;

Commends with satisfaction the launch of The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook for 2009, as well as its online edition, by the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat;

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 control 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, the flagship publication of the Office for Disarmament Affairs;

To continue to update the disarmament website as a part of the United Nations website in as many official languages as feasible;

To encourage the use of the Programme as a means to provide information related to progress on the implementation of nuclear disarmament measures;

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;

Recognizes the importance of all support extended to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme, and once again invites all Member States to make further contributions to the Fund with a view to sustaining a strong outreach programme;

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

⁴A/65/160 and Add.1.

⁵A/57/124.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh 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-seventh session the item entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”.

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