United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament
and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
A/RES/70/63
Welcoming the ongoing support provided by the Regional Centre to Member States
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,2
Welcoming also the assistance provided by the Regional Centre to some States,
upon request, in the management and securing of national weapons stockpiles and in the
identification and destruction of surplus, obsolete or seized weapons and ammunition, as
declared by competent national authorities, in particular the establishment of a regional
training centre in Port of Spain to manage weapons stockpiles,
Welcoming further the initiative of the Regional Centre to continue to conduct
activities in line with efforts to promote the equitable representation of women in all
decision-making processes with regard to matters related to disarmament,
non-proliferation and arms control, as encouraged in its resolutions 65/69 of 8 December
2010, 67/48 of 3 December 2012, 68/33 of 5 December 2013 and 69/61 of 2 December
2014,
Recalling the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on the relationship
between disarmament and development, 3 referred to in General Assembly resolution
59/78 of 3 December 2004, which is of utmost interest with regard to the role that the
Regional Centre plays in promoting the issue in the region in pursuit of its mandate to
promote economic and social development related to peace and disarmament,
Noting that security, disarmament and development issues have always been
recognized as significant topics in Latin America and the Caribbean, the first inhabited
region in the world to be declared a nuclear-weapon-free zone,
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining the support provided by the Regional
Centre for strengthening the nuclear-weapon-free zone established by the Treaty for
the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of
Tlatelolco),4 as well as its efforts in promoting peace and disarmament education,
Bearing in mind the important role of the Regional Centre in promoting confidencebuilding measures, arms control and limitation, disarmament and development at the
regional level,
Recognizing the importance of information, research, education and training for
peace, disarmament and development in order to achieve understanding and cooperation
among States,
1.
Reiterates its strong support for the role of the United Nations Regional
Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in
the promotion of activities of the United Nations at the regional and subregional levels to
strengthen peace, disarmament, stability, security and development among its Member
States;
2.
Welcomes the activities carried out in the past year by the Regional Centre,
and requests the Centre to continue to take into account the proposals to be submitted by
the countries of the region for the implementation of the mandate of the Centre in the
areas of peace, disarmament and development and for the promotion of, inter alia,
nuclear disarmament, the prevention, combating and eradication of the illicit trade in
small arms and light weapons, ammunition and explosives, confidence-building
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2
Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its
Aspects, New York, 9–20 July 2001 (A/CONF.192/15), chap. IV, para. 24.
3
See A/59/119.
4
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
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