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World Disarmament Conference

A/RES/37/97No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 49World Disarmament Conference, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 1972–1987
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1987).
  • 1987A/RES/42/41World Disarmament ConferenceLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1987A/RES/41/61World Disarmament ConferenceLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1986A/RES/40/154World Disarmament ConferenceCompare with previous version
  • 1985A/RES/39/150World Disarmament ConferenceCompare with previous version
  • 1984A/RES/38/186World Disarmament ConferenceCompare with previous version

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics
ConferencesDisarmament

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Notes with satisfaction that in its report to the General Assembly the Ad Hoe Committee on the World Disarma­ ment Conference stated, inter alia, the following:
"Having regard for the important requirements of a world disarmament conference to be convened at the ear­ liest appropriate time, with universal participation and with adequate preparation, the General Assembly, in ac­ cordance with paragraph 64 of the report of the Ad H oc Committee of the Twelfth Special Session, should take up the question at its thirty-seventh regular session for its
further consideration, bearing in mind the relevant pro­ visions of resolution 36/91, adopted by consensus, in particular paragraph 1 of the said resolution";85
2
Renews the mandate of the Ad Hoe Committee;
3
Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to maintain close contact with the representatives of the States possessing nuclear weapons, in order to remain currently informed of their attitudes, as well as with all other States, and to con­ sider any possible relevant proposals and observations which might be made to the Committee, especially having in mind paragraph 122 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly;
4
Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session;
5
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "World Disarmament Conference''.

JO 1 st plenary meeting

13 December 1982
83 Resolution S-10/2. Session, Annexes, agenda items 9, 10, II, 12 and 13, document NS-121 32, para. 64.

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