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Economic and Social Consequences of Disarmament

A/RES/2685(XXV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1971.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1961–1971
  • 1971A/RES/2685(XXV)Economic and social consequences of disarmamentLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1961A/RES/1516(XV)Economic and social consequences of disarmament

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
DisarmamentDisarmament-Development LinkEconomic DevelopmentExpertsPublic OpinionSocial Development

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with such advisers88 as he may deem it necessary to designate:
a
To formulate suigestions for the guidance of Member States, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as other organizations of the United Nations system, with a view to establishing the link between the Disarmament Decade and the Second United Nations Development Decade so that an appropriate portion of the resources that are released as a consequence of progress towards general and complete disarmament would be used to increase assistance for the economic and social development of developing countries;
( b) To propose measures for the mobilization of world public opinion in support of the link between disarmament and development and thus encourage intensified negotiatio~s aimed at progress tow~ds. general and complete dISarmament under effective mternational control;
2
Requests Member States, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as other organizations of the United Nations system, to submit to the Secretary-General their comments and recommendations on the matters indicated in paragraph 1 above;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report thereon, throuih the Economic and Social Council, in time for consideration by the General Assembly in 1973 at the first biennial review of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade.
11 December 1970.

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