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priority task its negotiations to conclude a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban
treaty;
4.
Acknowledges decision CD 1356 taken by the Conference on
Disarmament on 21 September 1995 2/ regarding its composition and the
commitment to implement that decision at the earliest possible date;
5.
Encourages the review of the agenda and methods of work of the
Conference on Disarmament;
6.
Urges the Conference on Disarmament to make every effort to reach
a consensus on its programme of work at the beginning of its 1996 session;
7.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure the provision
to the Conference on Disarmament of adequate administrative, substantive and
conference support services;
8.
Requests the Conference on Disarmament to submit a report on its
work to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session;
9.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first
session the item entitled "Report of the Conference on Disarmament".
90th plenary meeting
12 December 1995
B
Disarmament Week
The General Assembly,
Noting the fundamental change that has been brought about by the end of
the cold war and bipolar confrontation, and welcoming the important
achievements of late in the areas of arms limitation and disarmament,
Noting with satisfaction that this year’s observance of Disarmament Week
coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations,
Stressing the increasing role and prestige of the United Nations as a
focal point for coordinating and harmonizing the efforts of States,
Emphasizing anew the need for and the importance of world public opinion
in support of disarmament efforts in all their aspects,
Noting with satisfaction the broad and active support by Governments and
international and national organizations of the decision taken by the General
Assembly at its tenth special session, the first special session devoted to
disarmament, regarding the proclamation of the week starting 24 October, the
day of the founding of the United Nations, as a week devoted to fostering the
objectives of disarmament, 3/
Recalling the recommendations concerning the World Disarmament Campaign
contained in annex V to the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session
2/
Ibid., para. 14.
3/
Resolution S-10/2, para. 102.
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