United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/63/57
Distr.: General
12 January 2009
Sixty-third session
Agenda item 89 (g)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2008
[on the report of the First Committee (A/63/389)]
63/57. Information on confidence-building measures in the field
of conventional arms
The General Assembly,
Guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United
Nations,
Bearing in mind the contribution of confidence-building measures in the field
of conventional arms, adopted on the initiative and with the agreement of the States
concerned, to the improvement of the overall international peace and security
situation,
Convinced that the relationship between the development of confidencebuilding measures in the field of conventional arms and the international security
environment can also be mutually reinforcing,
Considering the important role that confidence-building measures in the field
of conventional arms can also play in creating favourable conditions for progress in
the field of disarmament,
Recognizing that the exchange of information on confidence-building
measures in the field of conventional arms contributes to mutual understanding and
confidence among Member States,
Recalling its resolutions 59/92 of 3 December 2004, 60/82 of 8 December
2005 and 61/79 of 6 December 2006,
1.
Welcomes all confidence-building measures in the field of conventional
arms already undertaken by Member States as well as the information on such
measures voluntarily provided;
Encourages Member States to continue to adopt confidence-building
2.
measures in the field of conventional arms and to provide information in that regard;
3.
Also encourages Member States to continue the dialogue on confidencebuilding measures in the field of conventional arms;
4.
Welcomes the establishment of the electronic database containing
information provided by Member States, and requests the Secretary-General to keep
the database updated and to assist Member States, at their request, in the
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