Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymbolA/RES/51/38
TitleObjective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Recommends the guidelines and recommendations for objective information on military matters to all Member States for implementation, fully taking into account specific political, military and other conditions prevailing in a region, on the basis of initiatives and with the agreement of the States of the region concerned; requests the Secretary-General to circulate annually the reports on military expenditures as received from Member States; also requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States and make recommendations on necessary changes to the content and structure of the UN system for the standardized reporting of military expenditures in order to strengthen and broaden participation, and to submit a report within existing resources on the subject to the General Assembly at its 52nd sess.
Action note1996-12-10
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 79th meeting
Meeting record
A/51/PV.79
Agenda information
A/51/251 61b Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures. MILITARY POLICY
Date[New York] : UN, 7 Jan. 1997.
Description
2 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 79th plenary meeting, 10 Dec. 1996.