A/RES/62/43 GA

United Nations A/RES/62/43 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 January 2008 Sixty-second session Agenda item 98 (q) 07-46635 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2007 [on the report of the First Committee (A/62/391)] 62/43. Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 60/66 of 8 December 2005 and 61/75 of 6 December 2006, Reaffirming that the prevention of an arms race in outer space would avert a grave danger to international peace and security, Conscious that further measures should be examined in the search for agreements to prevent an arms race in outer space, including the weaponization of outer space, Recalling, in this context, its previous resolutions, including resolutions 45/55 B of 4 December 1990 and 48/74 B of 16 December 1993, which, inter alia, emphasize the need for increased transparency and confirm the importance of confidence-building measures as a means conducive to ensuring the attainment of the objective of the prevention of an arms race in outer space, Recalling also the report of the Secretary-General of 15 October 1993 to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session, the annex to which contains the study by governmental experts on the application of confidence-building measures in outer space,1 Noting the constructive debate which the Conference on Disarmament held on this subject in 2007, Noting also the contribution of Member States which have submitted to the Secretary-General concrete proposals on international outer space transparency and confidence-building measures pursuant to paragraph 1 of resolution 61/75, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General containing concrete proposals from Member States on international outer space transparency and confidence-building measures;2 2. Invites all Member States to continue to submit to the Secretary-General concrete proposals on international outer space transparency and confidence-building _______________ 1 A/48/305 and Corr.1. 2 A/62/114 and Add.1. A/RES/62/43 2 measures in the interest of maintaining international peace and security and promoting international cooperation and the prevention of an arms race in outer space; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty- third session a report with an annex containing concrete proposals from Member States on international outer space transparency and confidence-building measures; 4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the item entitled “Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities”. 61st plenary meeting 5 December 2007

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