Investigation Into the Conditions and Circumstances Resulting in the Tragic Death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the Members of the Party Accompanying Him

A/RES/77/252View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 130 Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2015–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/79/244

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/244	Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him	622	92%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/252	Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him	602	84%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/248	Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him	536	56%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/252	Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him	643	57%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/260	Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him	380	47%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Accident Investigation

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8 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to reappoint the Eminent Person appointed pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/248 to continue to review the information received and possible new information made available by Member States, including by individuals and private entities, to assess its probative value and to draw conclusions from the investigations already conducted;

Urges all Member States, in particular those referred to in the report, to release any relevant records in their possession and to provide to the Eminent Person and the Secretary-General relevant information related to the death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him, and to ensure that they have conducted a full review of their archives and records;

Calls upon those Member States referred to in the report to cooperate with and assist the Eminent Person fully, including by appointing without delay independent and high-ranking officials to determine whether relevant information exists within their security, intelligence and defence archives, and encourages the Eminent Person to remain engaged with all high-ranking officials, including those who have concluded their work;

Encourages all Member States to make assistance available to the Eminent Person, as may be appropriate, on a voluntary basis to assist in specific tasks that require completion at the request of the Eminent Person;

Calls upon Member States to encourage individuals and private entities to ensure that any relevant records related to the death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him are made available for review by the Eminent Person;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to work towards making key documents of the Dag Hammarskjöld investigation, as identified by the Eminent Person, publicly available through a dedicated online collection;

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly before the end of its seventy-eighth session on progress made;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-ninth session the item entitled “Investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him”.

56th (resumed) plenary meeting

30 December 2022

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