Napalm and Other Incendiary Weapons and All Aspects of Their Possible Use

A/RES/3255(XXIX)[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27 Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use, published in 1975.

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5 documents · 1974–1976

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1976).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1976	A/RES/3464(XXX)	Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use	571	–
1975	A/RES/3255(XXIX)[B]	Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use	—	–
1975	A/RES/3255(XXIX)A-B	Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use	—	–
1975	A/RES/3255(XXIX)[A]	Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use	—	–
1974	A/RES/3076(XXVIII)	Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use	736	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Incendiary Weapons Napalm Weapons

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

A/RES/3255(XXIX) [A]

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Urges all Govemments to examine the considerable body of facts which is now available on the matter and to compile without delay such supplcmentary data as may be required by them to focus upon spccific proposals for prohibitions or restrictions;

Appeals to ali Governments to co-operate in the clarification of the issues and to consider in a constructive spirit and with a sense of urgency all proposals and suggestions which have been or may be advanced on the matter;

Invites the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts to continue its consideration of the question of the use of napalm and other incendiary weapons, as well as other specific conventional weapons which may be deemed to cause un·· necessary suffering ar to have indiscriminate effects, and its search for agreement on possible rules prohibiting or restricüng the use of such weapons and, in this context, also to consider the results of the first Confcrence of Government Experts and the programme of work which a second Conference of Government Experts might follow;.

Requests the Secretary-General, who has been invited to attend the Diplomatic Conference as an observer, to report to the General Assembly at its • thirtieth session on aspects of the work of the Conference relevant to the present resolution;

Derides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirtieth session the ítem entitled "Napalm and other incendiary weapons and ali aspects of their possible use".

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