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Effects of the Use of Armaments and Ammunitions Containing Depleted Uranium

A/RES/63/54No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 89pEffects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2008–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/49
  • 2024A/RES/79/49Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uraniumLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/49Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uraniumCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/42Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uraniumCompare with previous version
  • 2018A/RES/73/38Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uraniumCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/71/70Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uraniumCompare 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?

6 topics
ArmamentsDepleted UraniumEnvironmentally Hazardous SubstancesInformation ExchangeInternational OrganizationsRadiation Effects

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2010.

  • 2010A/65/129Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its appreciation to the Member States and international organizations that submitted their views to the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 62/30;
2
Invites Member States and relevant international organizations, particularly those that have not yet done so, to communicate to the Secretary-General their views on the effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to request relevant international organizations to update and complete, as appropriate, their studies and research on the effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium on human health and the environment;
4
Encourages Member States, particularly the affected States, as necessary, to facilitate the studies and research referred to in paragraph 3 above;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to submit an updated report on this subject to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, reflecting the information presented by Member States and relevant international organizations, including that submitted pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 above;
6
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth session the item entitled “Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium”.

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