Reduction of Military Budgets

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 60Reduction of military budgets, published in 1987.

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25 documents · 1977–1990

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Confidence-Building Measures Developing Countries Development Disarmament Agreements Military Budgets Military Expenditures Principles Reporting Procedures

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Declares aga/11 its co11viction that it is possible to achievc international agreements nn the reduction of military budgets without prejudice to the right of ali States to und1minished security. self-defence and sovereignty:

Appeals to ali States, in particular to the most heavily armed States. pending the conclusion of agreements on the reduction of military expenditures, to exercise ,elf-restraint in their military expenditures with a view to realloca1ing the funds thus saved to economic and socia I development. particularly for t he benefit of developing cnuntries;

Reajfirms that thc human and material resources released through the reduction of military expenditures could be reallocated for economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries:

Requests thc Disarmament Commission to continue the consideration of the item entitled "Reduction of military budgets" and, in this context, to conclude, at its 1988 substantive session, its work on the last outstanding paragraph of the principies that should govern further actions of States in the field of freezing and reduction of military budgets, and to submit its report and recommendations to the General Assembly not later than at the forty-third session nf the Assembly:

Draws anew thc attention of Member States to the fact that the identification and elaboration of the principies that should govern further actions of States in freezing and reducing military budgets could contribute to har .. monizing the views úÍ States and creating confidence among them conducivc to achieving international agreements on the reductinn of military budgets;

Urges ali Member States, in particular the most heavily armed States, to reinforce their readiness to cooperate in a constructive manner with a view to reaching agre.::ments to freeze, reduce or otherwise restrain military expenditures;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Reductinn of military budgets"

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