United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law

A/RES/79/120View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 78 United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

40 versions · 1968–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/163

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/163	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law	1,942	93%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/120	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law	1,981	93%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/107	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law	2,053	85%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/102	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law	1,965	98%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/110	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law	1,941	90%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

20 reports · 2005–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/437	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/120
2024	A/79/496	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/107
2023	A/78/514	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/102
2022	A/77/515	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/110
2021	A/76/404	United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/134

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Developing Countries Educational Assistance Fellowships Information Dissemination International Law Publications Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

33 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its approval of the guidelines and recommendations contained in section III of the reports of the Secretary-General,² in particular those designed to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law in response to the increasing demand for international law training and dissemination activities;

²A/70/423, A/71/432, A/72/517, A/72/517/Corr.1, A/73/415, A/74/496, A/75/389, A/76/404, A/77/515, A/78/514 and A/79/496.

Authorizes the Secretary-General to carry out the activities specified in his report³ in 2025, including the following activities to be financed from provisions in the regular budget:

³A/79/496.

The International Law Fellowship Programme, with a minimum of 20 fellowships;

The United Nations Regional Courses in International Law for Africa, for Asia-Pacific and for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a minimum of 20 fellowships, preferably, and as appropriate, for a period of four weeks for each course;

The continuation and further development of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law, including the availability of its Historic Archives in the official languages of the United Nations;

The dissemination of legal publications and lectures of the Audiovisual Library to developing countries to the extent that there are sufficient resources;

Also authorizes the Secretary-General to further expand the activities referred to in paragraph 2 above, to be financed from voluntary contributions received pursuant to paragraphs 16, 25 and 26 below;

Commends the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat for the cost-saving measures undertaken with regard to the International Law Fellowship Programme and the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law to increase the number of fellowships for the training programmes financed from provisions in the regular budget, taking into account the number of applications for these programmes;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to award additional fellowships for the training programmes from available resources under the programme budget for the Programme of Assistance and from voluntary contributions received pursuant to paragraph 26 below;

Requests the Secretary-General to consider admitting, for participation in the training programmes, self-funded candidates present in the host country or from countries willing to bear the entire cost of their participation;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to award a minimum of one scholarship in 2025 under the Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on the Law of the Sea, subject to the availability of funds from voluntary contributions;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to include resources under the proposed programme budget for 2026 for the International Law Fellowship Programme, the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law for Africa, for Asia-Pacific and for Latin America and the Caribbean and for the continuation and further development of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law;

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the activities conducted under the Programme of Assistance and, in particular, for the efforts to strengthen, expand and enhance the international law training and dissemination activities within the framework of the Programme in 2024;

Also expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for supporting the establishment of an alumni network of participants of the training programmes organized under the Programme of Assistance;

Commends the Secretary-General for the continuation and further development of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law as a major contribution to the teaching and dissemination of international law around the world, and notes with appreciation the efforts of the Codification Division to enhance the accessibility of the Audiovisual Library by making all lectures in the Lecture Series available as podcasts;

Recognizes the importance of the United Nations legal publications prepared by the Office of Legal Affairs, and once again requests the Secretary-General to issue the publications referred to in his previous report⁴ in various formats, including hard copy publications, which are essential for developing countries;

⁴A/70/423, para. 45.

Expresses its appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the Codification Division to bring up to date the United Nations legal publications, which greatly enhanced the timely issuance thereof and made possible the preparation of legal training materials, and encourages the Division to continue to explore ways of sustaining such efforts into the next budget cycle, subject to the availability of resources;

Notes with satisfaction the issuance of publications by the Codification Division, as specified in the report of the Secretary-General;

Expresses its appreciation for the issuance of the English-language edition of the International Law Handbook: Collection of Instruments as a valuable resource for international law education on a broad range of core subjects of international law in its training programmes and for academic institutions in developing countries to promote international law education in those countries;

Also expresses its appreciation for the issuance of the Recueil de droit international: Collection d’instruments, the French language equivalent of the International Law Handbook, and requests Member States to provide the voluntary contributions necessary to ensure the completion of such a handbook in the other official languages of the United Nations, as well as its dissemination in developing countries;

Requests the Codification Division to continue to maintain and expand its websites listed in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General as an invaluable tool for the dissemination of international law materials, as well as for advanced legal research;

Requests that interns and research assistants be enlisted for the preparation of materials for the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law;

Welcomes the efforts of the Codification Division to revitalize and conduct the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law as an important training activity;

Expresses its appreciation to Ethiopia, Chile and Thailand for hosting the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law for Africa, for Latin America and the Caribbean and for Asia-Pacific in 2024;

Expresses its appreciation to the African Union for the valuable contribution that it continues to make to the United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Africa;

Once again encourages the Codification Division to cooperate with the African Institute of International Law, dedicated to offering higher learning and research in international law needed for the development of Africa, in the implementation of the relevant activities under the Programme of Assistance, including the second International Law Seminar for African Universities, to be held in Ethiopia in 2025 in furtherance of paragraph 20 of its resolution 71/139 of 13 December 2016, subject to any available resources, or through partnerships with United Nations entities, and encourages Member States and interested organizations to make voluntary contributions to the International Law Seminar for African Universities;

Expresses its appreciation to the Hague Academy of International Law for the valuable contribution it continues to make to the Programme of Assistance, which has enabled candidates under the International Law Fellowship Programme to attend and participate in the Fellowship Programme in conjunction with courses at the Academy;

Notes with appreciation the contributions of the Hague Academy to the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law, and calls upon Member States and interested organizations to give favourable consideration to the appeal of the Academy for a continuation of support and a possible increase in their financial contributions, to enable the Academy to carry out its activities, particularly those relating to the summer and winter courses, regional courses and programmes of the Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to publicize the Programme of Assistance and periodically to invite Member States, universities, philanthropic foundations and other interested national and international institutions and organizations, as well as individuals, to make voluntary contributions towards the financing of the Programme or otherwise to assist in its implementation and possible expansion;

Reiterates its request to Member States and interested organizations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions for the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law and for the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law organized by the Codification Division as an important complement to the International Law Fellowship Programme;

Expresses its appreciation to those Member States that have made voluntary contributions to support the Programme of Assistance;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session on the implementation of the Programme of Assistance in 2025 and, following consultations with the Advisory Committee on the Programme of Assistance, to submit recommendations regarding the Programme in subsequent years;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session the item entitled “United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law”.

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