Reduction of the Military Budgets of States Permament Members of the Security Council by 10 Percent and Utilization of Part of the Funds Thus Saved to Provide Assistance to Developing Countries

A/RES/3254(XXIX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1975.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Development Assistance Disarmament-Development Link Members Military Budgets Peace Dividend Report Preparation

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10 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General and to the Group of Consultant Experts, as well as to the Governments and international organizations which rendered assistance in the preparation of the report requested by the General Assembly in resolution 3093 B (XXVIII);

Requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements for the report to be issued as a United Nations publication and widely distributed;

Invites all States to communicate to the Secretary-General, befare 30 June 1975, their views and suggestions on ali those points they deem pertinent with regard to the matters covered in the report, including the following:

Meaning and scope of a definition of "military budgets" which has the greatest probability of receiving general acceptance;

( b) Feasible and adequate procedures so that the United Nations may establish a system of standardized military budgets of the States envisaged in resolution 3093 B (XXVJII);

Per cent reauction advisable for the States permanent members of the Security Council, bearing in mind that ~ 10 per cent reduction has been proposed;

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Definition of what should be understood by "other States with a major economic and military potential";

Per cent reduction advisable for those States;

(/) Part of the resources released through the reduction of military budgets which should be allotted to international assistance for developing countries;

International system or mechanism, within the framework of the United Nations, which should be employed in order to achieve the best distribution and utilization of the additional assistance allotted to the developing countries, taking into account the goals set for the Second Unitcd Nations Development Decade;

Requests the Secretary-General to distribute as a document of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly, not later than 1 August 1975, a report containing a compilation, by countries, of the views and suggestions requested in the present resolution and a tabulation of the same according to the matters covered therein, particularly regarding the seven points specified in paragraph 3 above;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session an itcm entitled "Implcmentation of General Assembly resolution 3254 (XXIX): report of the Secretary-General".

2 309th plenary meeting

9 December 1974

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