Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1977.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Environmental Degradation Environmental Warfare Military Activity Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties (Text)Weather Modification

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

III.

Refers the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques, the text of which is annexed to the present resolution, to all States for their consideration, signature and ratification;

Requests the Secretary-General, as Depositary of the Convention, to open it for signature and ratification at the earliest possible date;

Expresses its hope for the widest possible adherence to the Convention;

Calls upon the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, without prejudice to the priorities established in its programme of work, to keep under review the problem of effectively averting the dangers of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the discussion by the General Assembly at its thirty-first session of the question of the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques.

ARTICLE X ARTICLE VI ARTICLE VIII ARTICLE IX

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

III.

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