Transparency in Armaments

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99eTransparency in armaments, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

20 versions · 1997–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/28

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What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics

Capacity Building Groups of Experts Information Exchange Report Preparation Small Arms Transparency in Armaments

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2014–2016.

2016A/71/138United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General
2015A/70/168/Add.1United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General : addendum
2015A/70/168United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General
2014A/69/124United Nations Register of Conventional Arms report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, as provided for in paragraphs 7 to 10 of resolution 46/36 L;

Endorses the report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and the recommendations contained in the consensus report of the 2013 group of governmental experts;

Calls upon Member States, with a view to achieving universal participation, to provide the Secretary-General, by 31 May annually, with the requested data and information for the Register, including nil reports if appropriate, on the basis of resolutions 46/36 L and 47/52 L, the recommendations contained in paragraph 64 of the 1997 report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, the recommendations contained in paragraph 94 of the 2000 report of the Secretary-General and the appendices and annexes thereto, the recommendations contained in paragraphs 112 to 114 of the 2003 report of the Secretary-General, the recommendations contained in paragraphs 123 to 127 of the 2006 report of the Secretary-General, the recommendations contained in paragraphs 71 to 75 of the 2009 report of the Secretary-General and the recommendations contained in paragraphs 69 to 76 of the 2013 report of the Secretary-General;Error: Reference source not found

Invites Member States in a position to do so, pending further development of the Register, to provide additional information on procurement through national production and military holdings and to make use of the “Remarks” column in the standardized reporting form to provide additional information such as types or models;

Also invites Member States in a position to do so to provide additional information on transfers of small arms and light weapons on the basis of the optional standardized reporting form, as adopted by the 2006 group of governmental experts, or by any other methods they deem appropriate;

Reaffirms its decision, with a view to further development of the Register, to keep the scope of and participation in the Register under review, and to that end:

Recalls its request to Member States to provide the Secretary-General with their views on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, including on whether the absence of small arms and light weapons as a main category in the Register has limited its relevance and directly affected decisions on participation, and on transparency measures related to weapons of mass destruction;

Requests the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of governmental experts to be convened in 2016, within existing resources, with the broadest possible participation, in line with the recommendation contained in paragraph 76 of the 2013 report of the Secretary-General, and on the basis of equitable geographical representation, to prepare a report on the continuing operation and relevance of the Register and its further development, taking into account the work of the Conference on Disarmament, relevant deliberations within the United Nations, the views expressed by Member States and the reports of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, with a view to taking a decision at its seventy-first session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist Member States to build capacity to submit meaningful reports, and encourages States in a position to do so to provide assistance for this purpose upon request, including capacity to report on small arms and light weapons;

Requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations contained in his 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2013 reports on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for the Secretariat to operate and maintain the Register;

Invites the Conference on Disarmament to consider continuing its work undertaken in the field of transparency in armaments;

Reiterates its call upon all Member States to cooperate at the regional and subregional levels, taking fully into account the specific conditions prevailing in the region or subregion, with a view to enhancing and coordinating international and regional efforts aimed at increased openness and transparency in armaments;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session on progress made in implementing the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Transparency in armaments”.

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