Transparency in Armaments

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98g Transparency in armaments, published in 2019.

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?

4 subjects

Groups of Experts Information Exchange Small Arms Transparency in Armaments

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, 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 development and the recommendations contained in the consensus report of the 2019 group of governmental experts;4

Emphasizes that it is important for those Member States in a position to do so, using the seven-plus-one formula, to provide information on exports and imports of small arms and light weapons, and decides to adapt the scope of the Register in conformity with the recommendations contained in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General;4

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, using the online reporting tool, on the basis of resolutions 46/36 L and 47/52 L and the recommendations contained in the respective reports of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development;

Invites Member States in a position to do so, pending further development of the Register, to provide additional information on procurement through national production and military holdings as part of their background information and to make use of the de facto reporting form, or any other method they deem appropriate, for the respective elements;

Reaffirms its decision, with a view to further development of the Register, to keep the scope of, participation in and use of the Register under review, and to that end requests the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of governmental experts to be convened for a week each at the end of 2021 and at the beginning and in the middle of 2022, within existing resources, with the broadest possible participation, and on the basis of equitable geographical representation, to prepare a report on the continuing operation and relevance of the Register, including by exploring the relationship between the participation in, scope of and use of the Register, and its further development, taking into account the work of the Conference on Disarmament, relevant deliberations within the United Nations, the views expressed by Member States and the reports of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, with a view to taking a decision at its seventy-seventh session;

Requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations contained in his 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016 and 2019 reports on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, in particular the recommendations contained in paragraphs 122 (a) to (n) of the consensus report of the 2019 group of governmental experts that are specifically addressed to the Secretariat;

Also requests the Secretary-General in that regard to ensure that sufficient resources are made available by the United Nations, within existing resources, to enable the Secretariat to effectively implement its core functions for the effective operation of the Register, as outlined in paragraphs 122 (a) to (n) of the 2019 report, including in relation to the recommendation in paragraph 122 (e) pertaining to the translation of the online reporting tool and the Register database website into all six official languages of the United Nations, and to ensure that sufficient resources at the appropriate levels are provided in that regard;

Invites the Conference on Disarmament to consider continuing its work undertaken in the field of transparency in armaments;

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 and regional efforts aimed at increased openness and transparency in armaments;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session on progress made in implementing the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-seventh session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Transparency in armaments”.

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