Problems Arising From the Accumulation of Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles in Surplus

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 89c Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2006–2021

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/233

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2021	A/RES/76/233	Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus	1,938	73%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/65	Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus	1,655	80%Compare
2017	A/RES/72/55	Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus	1,547	50%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/35	Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus	1,004	90%Compare
2013	A/RES/68/52	Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus	921	81%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Ammunition Conventional Weapons Explosives Groups of Experts International Organizations Regional Organizations Risk Assessment Surplus Property Technical Cooperation Transparency in Armaments Weapons Destruction

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

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;

Takes note of the replies submitted by Member States in response to the Secretary-General’s request for views regarding the risks arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus and regarding national ways of strengthening controls on conventional ammunition;⁴

⁴A/61/118 and Add.1 and A/62/166 and Add.1.

Welcomes the report by the Group of Governmental Experts established pursuant to resolution 61/72 to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with regard to the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus,⁵ and strongly encourages States to implement its recommendations;

⁵See A/63/182.

Encourages States in a position to do so to contribute, on a voluntary and transparent basis, to the development within the United Nations of technical guidelines for the stockpile management of conventional ammunition, which would be available for States to use on a voluntary basis, in order to assist States in improving their national stockpile management capacity, preventing the growth of conventional ammunition surpluses and addressing wider risk mitigation;⁶

⁶Ibid., para. 72.

Reiterates its decision to address the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus in a comprehensive manner;

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

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