Assistance to States for Curbing the Illicit Traffic in Small Arms and Light Weapons and Collecting Them

Who created this mandate?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99oAssistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 2006–2025

2025A/RES/80/36Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting themLatestCompare with previous version
2024A/RES/79/31Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting themCompare with previous version
2023A/RES/78/54Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting themCompare with previous version
2022A/RES/77/80Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting themCompare with previous version
2021A/RES/76/32Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting themCompare with previous version

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Illicit Arms Trafficking International Cooperation Small Arms Technical Cooperation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2026.

2026A/81/72Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Commends the United Nations and international, regional and other organizations for their assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them;

Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his efforts in the context of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 49/75 G of 15 December 1994 and the recommendations of the United Nations advisory missions aimed at curbing the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons and collecting them in the affected States that so request, with the support of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa and in close cooperation with the African Union;

Encourages the international community to support the implementation of the Economic Community of West African States Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials;

Encourages the countries of the Sahelo-Saharan subregion to facilitate the effective functioning of national commissions to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and in that regard invites the international community to lend its support wherever possible;

Encourages the collaboration of civil society organizations and associations in the efforts of the national commissions to combat the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and in the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects;

Encourages cooperation among State organs, international organizations and civil society in support of programmes and projects aimed at combating the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them;

Calls upon the international community to provide technical and financial support to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations to take action to help to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;

Invites the Secretary-General and those States and organizations that are in a position to do so to continue to provide assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to consider the matter and to report to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them”.

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