United Nations A/RES/58/54 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 January 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 73 (q) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 December 2003 [on the report of the First Committee (A/58/462)] 58/54. Transparency 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, 55/33 U of 20 November 2000, 56/24 Q of 29 November 2001 and 57/75 of 22 November 2002 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 1 constitutes an important step forward in the promotion of transparency in military matters, Welcoming the consolidated report of the Secretary-General on the Register, 2 which includes the returns of Member States for 2002, Welcoming also the response of Member States to the request contained in paragraphs 9 and 10 of resolution 46/36 L to provide data on their imports and exports of arms, as well as available background information regarding their military holdings, procurement through national production and relevant policies, Stressing that the continuing operation of the Register and its further development should be reviewed in order to secure a Register that is capable of attracting the widest possible participation, Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the 1. United Nations Register of Conventional Arms,1 as provided for in paragraphs 7 to 10 of resolution 46/36 L; _______________ 1 2 03 45615 See resolution 46/36 L. A/58/203.