General and complete disarmament: problems arising from the
accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus
A/RES/76/233
Noting the requirement of the Arms Trade Treaty 3 that States parties thereto
shall designate competent national authorities in order to have an effective and
transparent national control system to regulate the transfer of relevant ammunition
and munitions,
Recalling the report of the Group of Experts on the problem of ammunition and
explosives 4 and the report of the Group of Governmental Experts established pursuant
to resolution 61/72 to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with regard to the
issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus, 5
Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 6 and
its recognition of the relevance for development of a significant reduction in illicit
arms flows and of strengthened national institutions for building capa city at all levels,
in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and
crime,
Recalling the recommendation contained in paragraph 27 of the report of the
Open-ended Working Group to Negotiate an International Instrument to Enable States
to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light
Weapons, 7 namely, to address the issue of small arms and light weapons ammunition
in a comprehensive manner as part of a separate process conducted within the
framework of the United Nations,
Taking note of the discussions on munitions management practice in the
framework of Protocol V 8 to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the
Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively
Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, 9
Noting with satisfaction the work and measures pursued at the regional and
subregional levels with regard to the issue of conventional ammunition,
Recalling its decision 59/515 of 3 December 2004 and its resolutions 60/74 of
8 December 2005 and 61/72 of 6 December 2006, its resolution 63/61 of 2 December
2008, by which it welcomed the report of the Group of Governmental Experts
established pursuant to resolution 61/72 to consider further steps to enhance
cooperation with regard to the issue of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus,
its resolutions 64/51 of 2 December 2009, 66/42 of 2 December 2011, 68/52 of
5 December 2013, 70/35 of 7 December 2015, 72/55 of 4 December 2017 and 74/65
of 12 December 2019 and its decision 75/552 of 31 December 2020,
Welcoming the conclusion of the work of the Group of Governmental Experts
established pursuant to resolution 72/55 and the submission of its report, 10
Recalling the recommendations of the Group of Governmental Experts
established pursuant to resolution 61/72, and encouraging the use, as appropriate, of
the voluntary International Ammunition Technical Guidelines to improve the safety
and security of ammunition storage sites,
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United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 3013, No. 52373.
See A/54/155.
See A/63/182.
Resolution 70/1.
A/60/88 and A/60/88/Corr.2.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2399, No. 22495.
Ibid., vol. 1342, No. 22495.
See A/76/324.
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