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Observance of Environmental Norms in the Drafting and Implementation of Agreements on Disarmament and Arms Control

A/RES/58/45No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 73gObservance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

30 versions · 1997–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/32
  • 2025A/RES/80/32Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms controlLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2024A/RES/79/45Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms controlCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/25Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms controlCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/44Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms controlCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/76/39Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms controlCompare 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?

9 topics
Arms LimitationDisarmament AgreementsDisarmament NegotiationsEnvironmental StandardsInformation ExchangeReport PreparationSustainable DevelopmentTechnological ChangeTreaty Compliance

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms that international disarmament forums should take fully into account the relevant environmental norms in negotiating treaties and agreements on disarmament and arms limitation and that all States, through their actions, should contribute fully to ensuring compliance with the aforementioned norms in the implementation of treaties and conventions to which they are parties;
2
Calls upon States to adopt unilateral, bilateral, regional and multilateral measures so as to contribute to ensuring the application of scientific and technological progress in the framework of international security, disarmament and other related spheres, without detriment to the environment or to its effective contribution to attaining sustainable development;
3
Welcomes the information provided by Member States on the implementation of the measures they have adopted to promote the objectives envisaged in the present resolution;1
4
Invites all Member States to communicate to the Secretary-General information on the measures they have adopted to promote the objectives envisaged in the present resolution, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report containing this information to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session;
5
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control”.

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