A/RES/69/117
United Nations
Distr.: General
18 December 2014
General Assembly
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 77
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 10 December 2014
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/69/497)]
69/117. 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 efforts of the United Nations
to promote a better knowledge of international law for nearly 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 in all
countries, legal systems and regions of the world for almost half a century,
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,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the
implementation of the Programme of Assistance 1 and the views of the Advisory
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A/69/516, sect. II.
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