Stresses the central role of UN in the disarmament-development relationship and requests the Secretary-General to strengthen further the role of the Organization in this field; requests the Secretary-General to continue to take action for the implementation of the action programme adopted at the 1987 International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development; urges the international community to devote part of the resources made available by the implementation of disarmament and arms limitation agreements to economic and social development; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 63rd sess. on the implementation of the present resolution; decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 63rd sess. the item entitled "Relationship between disarmament and development".

Adopted 179-1-2, 61st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.