A/RES/73/42 GA

United Nations A/RES/73/42 General Assembly Distr.: General 12 December 2018 18-21240 (E) 141218 *1821240* Seventy-third session Agenda item 101 (g) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2018 [on the report of the First Committee (A/73/510 and A/73/510/Corr.1)] 73/42. Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 49/75 I of 15 December 1994, 50/70 F of 12 December 1995, 51/45 C of 10 December 1996, 52/38 F of 9 December 1997, 53/77 AA of 4 December 1998, 54/54 U of 1 December 1999, 55/33 M of 20 November 2000, 56/24 D of 29 November 2001, 57/61 of 22 November 2002, 59/71 of 3 December 2004, 61/60 of 6 December 2006, 62/29 of 5 December 2007, 65/66 of 8 December 2010 and 72/49 of 4 December 2017, as well as its decisions 58/521 of 8 December 2003, 60/518 of 8 December 2005, 60/559 of 6 June 2006, 63/519 of 2 December 2008, 64/515 of 2 December 2009 and 70/551 of 23 December 2015, Recalling also that, there being a consensus to do so in each case, three special sessions of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament were held in 1978, 1982 and 1988, respectively, Bearing in mind the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, adopted by consensus at the first special session devoted to disarmament, 1 Bearing in mind also the ultimate objective of general and complete disarmament under effective international control, Reiterating its conviction that a special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament can set the future course of action in the fields of disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation and related international security matters, Emphasizing the importance of multilateralism in the process of disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation and related international security matters, __________________ 1 Resolution S-10/2. A/RES/73/42 Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament 18-21240 2/2 Recalling the conclusion of the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament to consider the objectives and agenda of the fourth special session, and to adopt its report and substantive recommendations by consensus,2 Recalling also the report of the Open-ended Working Group and the recommendations contained therein, 1. Recalls the adoption by consensus of the recommendations on the objectives and agenda of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament by the Open-ended Working Group on the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, which was established by the Assembly by its resolution 65/66 and its decision 70/551 and which met in New York in 2016 and 2017; 2. Also recalls the report of the Open-ended Working Group and the substantive recommendations contained therein;2 3. Reiterates its appreciation to the participants of the Open-ended Working Group for their constructive contribution to its work; 4. Encourages Member States to continue consultations on the next steps for convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fourth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament”. 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018 __________________ 2 A/AC.268/2017/2.

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