United Nations
A/RES/57/76
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 January 2003
Fifty-seventh session
Agenda item 66 (m)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the First Committee (A/57/510)]
57/76.
Regional disarmament
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 45/58 P of 4 December 1990, 46/36 I of 6 December
1991, 47/52 J of 9 December 1992, 48/75 I of 16 December 1993, 49/75 N of
15 December 1994, 50/70 K of 12 December 1995, 51/45 K of 10 December 1996,
52/38 P of 9 December 1997, 53/77 O of 4 December 1998, 54/54 N of 1 December
1999, 55/33 O of 20 November 2000 and 56/24 H of 29 November 2001 on regional
disarmament,
Believing that the efforts of the international community to move towards the
ideal of general and complete disarmament are guided by the inherent human desire
for genuine peace and security, the elimination of the danger of war and the release
of economic, intellectual and other resources for peaceful pursuits,
Affirming the abiding commitment of all States to the purposes and principles
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations in the conduct of their international
relations,
Noting that essential guidelines for progress towards general and complete
disarmament were adopted at the tenth special session of the General Assembly, 1
Taking note of the guidelines and recommendations for regional approaches to
disarmament within the context of global security adopted by the Disarmament
Commission at its 1993 substantive session, 2
Welcoming the prospects of genuine progress in the field of disarmament
engendered in recent years as a result of negotiations between the two super-Powers,
Taking note of the recent proposals for disarmament at the regional and
subregional levels,
Recognizing the importance of confidence-building measures for regional and
international peace and security,
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Resolution S-10/2.
Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 42 (A/48/42), annex II.