Problems Arising From the Accumulation of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles in Surplus

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 90sProblems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus, published in 2007.

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10 versions · 2006–2021

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10 topics

Ammunition Conventional Weapons Explosives Groups of Experts Illicit Arms Trafficking Report Preparation Risk Assessment Surplus Property Technical Cooperation Weapons Destruction

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Encourages all interested States to assess, on a voluntary basis, whether, in conformity with their legitimate security needs, parts of their stockpiles of conventional ammunition should be considered to be in surplus, and recognizes that the security of such stockpiles must be taken into consideration and that appropriate controls with regard to the security and safety of stockpiles of conventional ammunition are indispensable at the national level in order to eliminate the risk of explosion, pollution or diversion;

Appeals to all interested States to determine the size and nature of their surplus stockpiles of conventional ammunition, whether they represent a security risk, if appropriate, their means of destruction, and whether external assistance is needed to eliminate this risk;

Encourages States in a position to do so to assist interested States within a bilateral framework or through international or regional organizations, on a voluntary and transparent basis, in elaborating and implementing programmes to eliminate surplus stockpiles or to improve their management;

Encourages all Member States to examine the possibility of developing and implementing, within a national, regional or subregional framework, measures to address accordingly the illicit trafficking related to the accumulation of such stockpiles;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States regarding the risks arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus and regarding national ways of strengthening controls on conventional ammunition, and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;

Decides to address the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus in a comprehensive manner;

Requests the Secretary-General to establish a group of governmental experts to consider, commencing no later than 2008, further steps to enhance cooperation with regard to the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus, and to transmit the report of the group of experts to the General Assembly for consideration at its sixty-third session;

Decides to include this issue in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session.

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