Consolidation of Peace Through Practical Disarmament Measures

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 65cc Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1997–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/53

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/73/53	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,053	45%Compare
2016	A/RES/71/64	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,193	59%Compare
2014	A/RES/69/60	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,478	83%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/50	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,303	86%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/67	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	1,163	80%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

6 reports · 2003–2018

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2018	A/73/168	The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them, and consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/64
2016	A/71/151	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures; and assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/60
2014	A/69/132	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures; assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them; and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/67/50
2012	A/67/176	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures : assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/67
2006	A/61/288	Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them : the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/59/82

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Arms Limitation Conventional Disarmament Conventional Weapons Cooperation Between Organizations Disarmament Disarmament Education Guidelines Illicit Arms Trafficking Military Demobilization Peace Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Operations Programme Implementation Recommendations Report Preparation Small Arms Social Integration Weapons Destruction Weapons Surrender

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Stresses the particular relevance of the “Guidelines on conventional arms control/limitation and disarmament, with particular emphasis on consolidation of peace in the context of General Assembly resolution 51/45 N”,⁶ adopted by the Disarmament Commission by consensus at its 1999 substantive session;

⁶See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/54/42), annex III.

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures, submitted pursuant to resolution 51/45 N,⁷ and once again encourages Member States as well as regional arrangements and agencies to lend their support to the implementation of recommendations contained therein;

⁷A/52/289.

Emphasizes the importance of including in United Nations-mandated peacekeeping missions, as appropriate and with the consent of the host State, practical disarmament measures aimed at addressing the problem of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in conjunction with disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes aimed at former combatants, with a view to promoting an integrated comprehensive and effective weapons management strategy that would contribute to a sustainable peace-building process;

Welcomes the activities undertaken by the Group of Interested States, and invites the Group to continue to analyse lessons learned from previous disarmament and peace-building projects, as well as to promote new practical disarmament measures to consolidate peace, especially as undertaken or designed by affected States themselves, regional and subregional organizations as well as United Nations agencies;

Encourages Member States, including the Group of Interested States, to lend their support to the Secretary-General, relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations in responding to requests by Member States to collect and destroy small arms and light weapons in post-conflict situations;

Welcomes the synergies within the multi-stakeholder process, including Governments, the United Nations system, regional and subregional organizations and institutions as well as non-governmental organizations in support of practical disarmament measures and the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects,⁸ in particular, inter alia through the Coordinating Action on Small Arms;

⁸See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York, 9–20 July 2001 (A/CONF.192/15), chap. IV, para. 24.

Thanks the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of resolution 57/81,3 taking into consideration the activities of the Group of Interested States in this regard;

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on disarmament and non-proliferation education,⁹ as well as his report on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme;¹⁰

⁹A/59/178 and Add.1.

¹⁰A/59/171.

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session a report on the implementation of practical disarmament measures, taking into consideration the activities of the Group of Interested States in this regard;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-first session the item entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”.

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