The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 66vIllicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, published in 2002.

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25 versions · 2002–2025

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What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics

Disarmament Research Groups of Experts Illicit Arms Trafficking Information Dissemination Information Exchange International Cooperation Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Resources Mobilization Small Arms

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2003.

2003A/58/207Assistance to States for curbing illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them ; the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects ; consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

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Decides to convene in New York in July 2003 the first of the biennial meetings of States, as stipulated in the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects to consider the implementation of the Programme of Action at the national, regional and global levels;

Welcomes the convening of the Group of Governmental Experts established to assist the Secretary-General to undertake a study on the feasibility of developing an international instrument to enable States to identify and trace, in a timely and reliable manner, illicit small arms and light weapons, and requests him to submit the study to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session;

Encourages all initiatives to mobilize resources and expertise to promote the implementation of the Programme of Action and to provide assistance to States in its implementation;

Decides to consider at its fifty-eighth session further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons, taking into consideration the views of States, provided to the Secretary-General, on further steps that could be taken;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to collate and circulate data and information provided by States on a voluntary basis, including national reports, on the implementation by those States of the Programme of Action;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session the item entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”.

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