Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression

A/RES/2549(XXIV)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1970.

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6 versions · 1969–1974

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1974	A/RES/3105(XXVIII)	Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression	340	47%Compare
1973	A/RES/2967(XXVII)	Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression	285	73%Compare
1972	A/RES/2781(XXVI)	Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression	282	72%Compare
1971	A/RES/2644(XXV)	Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression	293	56%Compare
1970	A/RES/2549(XXIV)	Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression	288	51%Compare

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Aggression Conference and Meeting Services

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Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression on the work of its session held in New York from 24 February to 3 April 1969,16

Taking note of the progress made by the Special Committee in its consideration of the question of defining aggression and on the draft definition, as reflected in the report of the Special Committee,

Considering that it was not possible for the Special Committee to complete its task, in particular its consideration of the proposals concerning a draft definition of aggression submitted to the Special Committee during its sessions held in 1968 and 1969,

Considering that in its resolutions 2330 (XXII) of 18 December 1967 and 2420 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968 the General Assembly recognized the widespread conv~ction of the need to expedite the definition of aggression,

Considering the urgency of defining aggression and the desirability of achi~ving this objective, if possible, by the twenty-fifth anmversary of the United Nations,

l. Decides that the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression shall resume its work in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2330

( XXII) , at Geneva in the second half of 1970;

1a A/CONF.39/27 and Corr.I.

14 See Official Records of the General Assembly Twentyfourth Session, Annexes, agenda item 94 (a) and (c), document A/7592, para. 12.

1~ Ibid., document A/C.6/397.

16 Ibid., Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/7620).

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-fifth session an item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression".

12 December 1969.

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