A/RES/73/201
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 January 2019
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 81
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 20 December 2018
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/73/557)]
73/201.
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study,
Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 2099 (XX) of 20 December 1965, in which the General
Assembly established the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching,
Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law to contribute
towards a better knowledge of international law as a means of strengthening
international peace and security and promoting friendly relations and cooperation
among States,
Reaffirming that the Programme of Assistance is a core activity of the United
Nations and that it has provided the foundation for the effort s of the United Nations
to promote a better knowledge of international law for more than half a century,
Recognizing the major contribution of the Programme of Assistance to the
teaching and dissemination of international law for the benefit of lawyers i n all
countries, legal systems and regions of the world for more than half a century and the
importance of ensuring the successful continuation of the Programme for the benefit
of present and future generations of lawyers,
Emphasizing the important contribution of the Programme of Assistance, in
particular the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law and the United
Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law, to the furtherance of United
Nations rule of law programmes and activities,
Reaffirming that the increasing demand for international law training and
dissemination activities creates new challenges for the Programme of Assistance,
Recognizing the importance of the Programme of Assistance effectively
reaching its beneficiaries, including with regard to languages, while bearing in mind
limitations on available resources,
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