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United Nations Disarmament Information Programme

A/RES/71/74No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99bUnited Nations Disarmament Information Programme, published in 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1997–2024
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/69
  • 2024A/RES/79/69United Nations Disarmament Information ProgrammeLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/87United Nations Disarmament Information ProgrammeCompare with previous version
  • 2020A/RES/75/80United Nations Disarmament Information ProgrammeCompare with previous version
  • 2018A/RES/73/79United Nations Disarmament Information ProgrammeCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/RES/71/74United Nations Disarmament Information ProgrammeCompare 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?

4 topics
Arms LimitationDisarmamentDisarmament EducationInformation Dissemination

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2018.

  • 2018A/73/120United Nations Disarmament Information Programme report of the Secretary-General

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

What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs
1
Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to make effective use of the limited resources available to him in disseminating, as widely as possible, information on arms control and disarmament to Governments, the media, non-governmental organizations, educational communities and research institutes and in carrying out a seminar and conference programme;
2
Stresses the importance of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme as a significant instrument in enabling all Member States to participate fully in the deliberations and negotiations on disarmament in the various United Nations bodies, in assisting them in complying with treaties, as required, and in contributing to agreed mechanisms for transparency;
3
Commends with satisfaction the launch of The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook for 2014 and 2015, as well as its online editions, by the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat;
4
Notes with appreciation the cooperation of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and its information centres in pursuit of the objectives of the Programme;
5
Recommends that the Programme continue to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action and support for it, including action by the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, in the field of arms control and disarmament, in a factual, balanced and objective manner, and that it focus its efforts:
a
To continue to publish The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, the flagship publication of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, in all official languages, as well as its Occasional Papers, Study Series and other ad hoc information materials in accordance with the current practice;
b
To continue to update the disarmament website as a part of the United Nations website in as many official languages as feasible;
c
To promote the use of the Programme as a means to provide information related to progress in the implementation of nuclear disarmament measures;
d
To continue to intensify United Nations interaction with the public, principally non-governmental organizations and research institutes, to help further an informed debate on topical issues of arms limitation, disarmament and security;
e
To continue to organize discussions on topics of interest in the field of arms limitation and disarmament with a view to broadening understanding and facilitating an exchange of views and information among Member States and civil society;
6
Recognizes the importance of all support extended to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme, and once again invites all Member States to make further contributions to the Fund with a view to sustaining a strong outreach programme;
7
Takes note of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on disarmament and non-proliferation education, which reviews the implementation of the recommendations made in the 2002 study on disarmament and non-proliferation education;
8
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session a report covering both the implementation of the activities of the Programme by the United Nations system during the previous two years and the activities of the Programme contemplated by the system for the following two years;
9
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session, under the item entitled “Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly”, the sub-item entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”.

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