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

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 97tIllicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, published in 2006.

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25 versions · 2002–2025

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What subjects does this mandate have?

14 topics

Conferences Groups of Experts Illicit Arms Trafficking Information Exchange International Cooperation International Instruments International Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Regional Organizations Report Preparation Resources Mobilization Small Arms

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2006.

2006A/61/288Consolidation 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

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What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs

Encourages all initiatives, including those of the United Nations, other international organizations, regional and subregional organizations, non-governmental organizations and civil society, for the successful conclusion of the United Nations conference to review progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects1 in order to set the agenda for tackling problems in the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons by the international community beyond 2006, and calls upon all Member States to continue to contribute towards the preparation of the conference and to make every effort to fully implement the Programme of Action;

Calls upon all States to implement the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons;

Decides to establish a group of governmental experts, appointed by the Secretary-General on the basis of equitable geographical representation, commencing after the review conference and no later than 2007, to consider further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons in three sessions of one week’s duration each, and to submit the report on the outcome of its study to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the group of governmental experts with any assistance and services that may be required for the discharge of its tasks;

Continues to encourage all initiatives, including regional and subregional ones, to mobilize resources and expertise to promote the implementation of the Programme of Action and to provide assistance to States in its implementation;

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

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

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

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