United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/81 Distr.: General 11 January 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 97 (t) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 December 2005 [on the report of the First Committee (A/60/463)] 60/81. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 56/24 V of 24 December 2001, 57/72 of 22 November 2002, 58/241 of 23 December 2003 and 59/86 of 3 December 2004, Emphasizing the importance of the early and full implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, 1 Welcoming the efforts by Member States to submit, on a voluntary basis, national reports on their implementation of the Programme of Action, Noting with satisfaction regional and subregional efforts being undertaken in support of the implementation of the Programme of Action, and commending the progress that has already been made in this regard, including tackling both supply and demand factors that are relevant to addressing the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, Recognizing the efforts undertaken by non-governmental organizations in the provision of assistance to States for the implementation of the Programme of Action, Taking into account the relevant paragraphs on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 2 Welcoming the report of the Second Biennial Meeting of States to Consider 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, held in New York from 11 to 15 July 2005, 3 and expressing its appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the Chair of the Meeting, _______________ 1 See 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. 2 See resolution 60/1. 3 A/CONF.192/BMS/2005/1. 05-49246