United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/69/49
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Distr.: General 11 December 2014 |
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 96 (p)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2014 [on the report of the First Committee (A/69/440)] 69/49. The Arms Trade Treaty |
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 61/89 of 6 December 2006, 63/240 of 24 December 2008, 64/48 of 2 December 2009, 67/234 A of 24 December 2012, 67/234 B of 2 April 2013 and 68/31 of 5 December 2013, and its decision 66/518 of 2 December 2011,
1. Welcomes the 54 ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty[1] to date and its forthcoming entry into force on 24 December 2014;
2. Also welcomes the offer by Mexico to host the first Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in 2015;
3. Calls upon all States that have not yet done so to sign and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, ratify, accept or approve the Treaty at the earliest possible date;
4. Calls upon those States in a position to do so to provide technical and/or financial assistance to requesting States in order to promote the universalization and effective implementation of the Treaty;
5. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
2 December 2014
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- ↑ See resolution 67/234 B.
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