Further Practical Measures for the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 96c Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2018–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/21

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/21	Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	1,234	79%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/250	Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	1,298	77%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/230	Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	1,031	50%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/34	Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	702	27%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/250	Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	593	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Arms Race Disarmament Agreements Groups of Experts Outer Space

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the deliberations held in 2018 and 2019 by the Group of Governmental Experts on Further Practical Measures for the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, which is tasked with considering and making recommendations on substantial elements of an international legally binding instrument on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, including, inter alia, on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space;

Emphasizes that the work of the Group of Governmental Experts has constituted an important contribution to international efforts to conclude the above-mentioned international legally binding instrument;

Recommends that the work of the Group of Governmental Experts be taken into account in the search for further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space, in particular in the course of future negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament on the international legally binding instrument in this regard;

Requests the former Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts to report to the relevant multilateral forums, including the First Committee of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament, the Disarmament Commission and the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, on the work done by the Group;

Urges the international community to continue its efforts aimed at preventing an arms race, including the placement of weapons, in outer space, with a view to maintaining international peace and strengthening global security;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fifth session, under the item entitled “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”, the sub-item entitled “Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space”.

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