A/RES/59/92 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 December 2004 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 65 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 3 December 2004 [on the report of the First Committee (A/59/459)] 59/92. Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Bearing in mind the contribution of confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms, adopted on the initiative and with the agreement of the States concerned, to the improvement of the overall international peace and security situation, Convinced that the relationship between the development of confidencebuilding measures in the field of conventional arms and the international security environment can also be mutually reinforcing, Considering the important role that confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms can also play in creating favourable conditions for progress in the field of disarmament, Recognizing that the exchange of information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms contributes to mutual understanding and confidence among Member States, Welcomes all confidence-building measures in the field of conventional 1. arms already undertaken by Member States as well as the information on such measures voluntarily provided; Encourages Member States to continue to adopt confidence-building 2. measures in the field of conventional arms and to provide information in that regard; 3. Also encourages Member States to engage in a dialogue on confidencebuilding measures in the field of conventional arms; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to establish, with the financial support of States in a position to do so, an electronic database containing information provided by Member States and to assist them, at their request, in the organization of seminars, courses and workshops aimed at enhancing the knowledge of new developments in this field; 04-48178