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New International Humanitarian Order

A/RES/40/126No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108New international humanitarian order, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

16 versions · 1982–2009
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/147
  • 2009A/RES/63/147New international humanitarian orderLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2007A/RES/61/138New international humanitarian orderCompare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/59/171New international humanitarian orderCompare with previous version
  • 2003A/RES/57/184New international humanitarian orderCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/55/73New international humanitarian orderCompare 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?

3 topics
Aid CoordinationHuman RightsHumanitarian Assistance

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its appm ·iation to the Secretary-General for his report;
2
Takes note of the activities of the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues, as described in the report of the Secretary-General, 159 and looks forward to the outcome of its efforts and its final report;
3
Invites Governments that have not yet done so to communicate to the Secretary-General their views regarding the proposal to promote a new international humanitarian order;
4
Requests the Secretary-General, in the light of further views received, to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-first session an addendum to his report, including a survey of specific humanitarian issues;
5
Decides to review at its forty-first session the question of a new international humanitarian order.
l 16th pfenary· meeting /3 Decemher 1985

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