Relationship between disarmament and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Stresses the central role of the UN in disarmament-development relationship, and requests the Secretary-General to strengthen further the role of the Organization in this field; urges the international community to devote part of resources made available by implementation of disarmament and arms limitation agreements to economic and social development; encourages international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals; encourages relevant regional and subregional organizations and institutions, non-governmental organizations and research institutes to incorporate issues related to relationship between disarmament and development in their agendas and to take into account report of the Group of Governmental Experts; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 60th session on the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted 180-2-2, 66th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.