A/RES/74/65
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
20 December 2019
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 98 (v)
General and complete disarmament: problems arising from
the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in
surplus
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 12 December 2019
[on the report of the First Committee (A/74/368)]
74/65.
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional
ammunition stockpiles in surplus
The General Assembly,
Mindful of the dangers posed by unplanned explosions at munitions sites and
the diversion of materials from conventional ammunition stockpiles to the illicit
market, including for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices,
Emphasizing that thousands of people have died and the livelihoods of entire
communities have been disrupted as a result of accidental ammunition depot
explosions and that diversion from ammunition stockpiles has contributed to the
intensity and duration of armed conflict and sustained armed violence around the
world, 1
Recognizing the need to encourage the full involvement of both women and men
in ammunition management practice and policy,
Noting that conventional weapons and their ammunition are items for which, in
principle, action can be taken to improve the regulation of transfers and prevent their
diversion to illicit trafficking,
Recognizing the urgency of addressing the security and safety risks emanating
from ineffective stockpile management around the world, 2
Bearing in mind a whole-life management approach to tackle problems related
to ammunition in a comprehensive manner, including those related to diversion,
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19-21865 (E)
See S/2011/255.
See S/2015/289.
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