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Title
# Entities
Details
A/RES/42/38
General and Complete Disarmament Resolutions
1
A/RES/378(V)[A]
Duties of States in the Event of the Outbreak of Hostilities
A/RES/378(V)A-B
Duties of States in the Event of the Outbreak of Hostilities
A/RES/48/75
General and Complete Disarmament Resolutions
A/RES/48/88
The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A/RES/49/10
The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A/RES/503(VI)[A]
Methods Which Might Be Used to Maintain and Strengthen International Peace and Security in Accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter
A/RES/503(VI)A-B
Methods Which Might Be Used to Maintain and Strengthen International Peace and Security in Accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter
S/PRST/2007/24
Statement [Made on Behalf of the Security Council, at the 5709th Meeting, 29 June 2007, in Connection with the Council's Consideration of the Item Entitled "Small Arms"]
S/RES/836(1993)
Security Council Resolution 836 (1993) [Extending the Mandate of the Un Protection Force and Authorizing the Force to Use All Necessary Measures in Reply to Bombardments Against the Safe Areas]
S/RES/871(1993)
Security Council Resolution 871 (1993) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Protection Force and Implementation of the Un Peace-Keeping Plan for Croatia]
A/RES/377(V)[AC]
Uniting for Peace
S/RES/984(1995)
Security Council Resolution 984 (1995) [on Security Assurances Against the Use of Nuclear Weapons to Non-Nuclear-Weapon States that Are Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]
General and Complete Disarmament Resolutions
A/RES/42/38··1987
Duties of States in the Event of the Outbreak of Hostilities
A/RES/378(V)[A]··1951
Duties of States in the Event of the Outbreak of Hostilities
A/RES/378(V)A-B··1951
General and Complete Disarmament Resolutions
A/RES/48/75··1994
The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A/RES/48/88··1993
The Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A/RES/49/10··1994
Methods Which Might Be Used to Maintain and Strengthen International Peace and Security in Accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter
A/RES/503(VI)[A]··1952
Methods Which Might Be Used to Maintain and Strengthen International Peace and Security in Accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter
A/RES/503(VI)A-B··1952
Statement [Made on Behalf of the Security Council, at the 5709th Meeting, 29 June 2007, in Connection with the Council's Consideration of the Item Entitled "Small Arms"]
S/PRST/2007/24··2007
Security Council Resolution 836 (1993) [Extending the Mandate of the Un Protection Force and Authorizing the Force to Use All Necessary Measures in Reply to Bombardments Against the Safe Areas]
S/RES/836(1993)··1993
Security Council Resolution 871 (1993) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Protection Force and Implementation of the Un Peace-Keeping Plan for Croatia]
S/RES/871(1993)··1993
Uniting for Peace
A/RES/377(V)[AC]··1951
Security Council Resolution 984 (1995) [on Security Assurances Against the Use of Nuclear Weapons to Non-Nuclear-Weapon States that Are Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]
S/RES/984(1995)··1995