Illicit Traffic in Small Arms

A/RES/54/54[R]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 76o Illicit traffic in small arms, published in 2000.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1999–2000

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2000	A/RES/54/54[R]	Illicit traffic in small arms	—	—
1999	A/RES/53/77[T]	Illicit traffic in small arms	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Consultations Data Collection Illicit Arms Trafficking Information Exchange Small Arms Weapons Destruction

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

A/RES/54/54 [R]

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Requests the Secretary-General to continue his broad-based consultations, within available financial resources and with any other assistance provided by Member States in a position to do so, and to submit to the international conference on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects information on the magnitude and scope of illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, measures to combat illicit trafficking in and circulation of small arms and light weapons, and the role of the United Nations in collecting, collating, sharing and disseminating information on illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons;

Encourages Member States to promote regional and subregional initiatives and requests the Secretary-General, within available financial resources, and States in a position to do so to assist States in taking such initiatives to address the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in affected regions, and invites the Secretary-General to utilize these initiatives as part of his consultations;

Encourages Member States in a position to do so to take appropriate national measures to destroy surplus small arms and light weapons, confiscated or collected small arms and light weapons, and to provide, on a voluntary basis, information to the Secretary-General on the types and quantities destroyed;

Invites Member States in a position to do so to continue to provide assistance, bilaterally, regionally and through multilateral channels, such as the United Nations, in support of measures associated with combating illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session the item entitled “Illicit traffic in small arms”.

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