A/RES/56/24 particular emphasis on consolidation of peace in the context of General Assembly resolution 51/45 N”, 51 adopted by the Disarmament Commission by consensus at its 1999 substantive session; 2. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures, submitted pursuant to resolution 51/45 N, 52 and once again encourages Member States, as well as regional arrangements and agencies, to lend their support to the implementation of recommendations contained therein; 3. Welcomes the activities undertaken by the group of interested States that was formed in New York in March 1998, and invites the group to continue to analyse lessons learned from previous disarmament and peace-building projects, as well as to promote new practical disarmament measures to consolidate peace, especially as undertaken or designed by affected States themselves; 4. Encourages Member States, including the group of interested States, to lend their support to the Secretary-General in responding to requests by Member States to collect and destroy small arms and light weapons in post-conflict situations; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, taking into consideration the activities of the group of interested States in this regard; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session the item entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. 68th plenary meeting 29 November 2001 Q T RANSPARENCY IN ARMAMENTS The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 46/36 L of 9 December 1991, 47/52 L of 15 December 1992, 48/75 E of 16 December 1993, 49/75 C of 15 December 1994, 50/70 D of 12 December 1995, 51/45 H of 10 December 1996, 52/38 R of 9 December 1997, 53/77 V of 4 December 1998, 54/54 O of 1 December 1999 and 55/33 U of 20 November 2000 entitled “Transparency in armaments”, Continuing to take the view that an enhanced level of transparency in armaments contributes greatly to confidence-building and security among States and that the establishment of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms 53 constitutes an important step forward in the promotion of transparency in military matters, _______________ 51 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/54/42), annex III. 52 A/52/289. 53 See resolution 46/36 L. 25