A/RES/73/90 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2018 Seventy-third session Agenda item 51 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2018 [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/73/470)] 73/90. University for Peace The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 70/79 of 9 December 2015, in which it recalled that, in its resolution 34/111 of 14 December 1979, it had approved the idea of establishing the University for Peace as a specialized international centre for hi gher education, research and the dissemination of knowledge specifically aimed at training and education for peace and its universal promotion within the United Nations system, as well as all preceding resolutions on this item, Recalling also that, in its resolution 35/55 of 5 December 1980, the General Assembly approved the establishment of the University for Peace in conformity with the International Agreement for the Establishment of the Univer sity for Peace, contained in the annex to that resolution, Taking into account that in 2020 the University will celebrate 40 years of executing the mandate given to it by the General Assembly of educating and training leaders for peace, Recognizing the important and varied activities carried out by the University during the period from 2015 to 2018 with the valuable assistance and contributions of Governments, foundations and non-governmental organizations, in particular the progress made in the further development and implementation of the academic programme and in expanding its coverage in various regions of the world, Noting with appreciation that the University has reaffirmed its commitment to academic excellence throughout its doctoral and master’s degree programmes in areas related to peace studies, security and the environment, which include two master ’s degree programmes taught in Spanish, Noting with appreciation also that the majority of the students and alumni are women, and acknowledging the fact that women play a critical role as peacebuilders at the international, national and local levels, 18-21403 (E) 201218 *1821403*