United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Requests the Secretary-General to establish a consultative mechanism of interested States, in particular African States, for the reorganization of the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its 61st session; also requests the Secretary-General to facilitate close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the African Union, and to continue to provide assistance towards stabilizing the financial situation of the Centre; appeals in particular to the Regional Centre, in cooperation with the African Union to take steps to promote the consistent implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 61st session on the implementation of the present resolution; decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 61st session the item entitled "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa".

Adopted without vote, 62nd plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.