A/RES/76/42
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
10 December 2021
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 100 (g)
General and complete disarmament: conventional arms
control at the regional and subregional levels
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 6 December 2021
[on the report of the First Committee (A/76/444, para. 93)]
76/42.
Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 48/75 J of 16 December 1993, 49/75 O of 15 December
1994, 50/70 L of 12 December 1995, 51/45 Q of 10 December 1996, 52/38 Q of
9 December 1997, 53/77 P of 4 December 1998, 54/54 M of 1 December 1999, 55/33 P
of 20 November 2000, 56/24 I of 29 November 2001, 57/77 of 22 November 2002, 58/39
of 8 December 2003, 59/88 of 3 December 2004, 60/75 of 8 December 2005, 61/82 of
6 December 2006, 62/44 of 5 December 2007, 63/44 of 2 December 2008, 64/42 of
2 December 2009, 65/46 of 8 December 2010, 66/37 of 2 December 2011, 67/62 of
3 December 2012, 68/56 of 5 December 2013, 69/47 of 2 December 2014, 70/44 of
7 December 2015, 71/41 of 5 December 2016, 72/35 of 4 December 2017, 73/34 of
5 December 2018, 74/38 of 12 December 2019 and 75/50 of 7 December 2020,
Recognizing the crucial role of conventional arms control in promoting regional
and international peace and security,
Recognizing also the importance of equitable representation of women in arms
control discussions and negotiations,
Convinced that conventional arms control needs to be pursued primarily in the
regional and subregional contexts since most threats to peace and security in the
post-cold-war era arise mainly among States located in the same region or subregion,
Aware that the preservation of a balance in the defence capab ilities of States at
the lowest level of armaments would contribute to peace and stability and should be
a prime objective of conventional arms control,
Desirous of promoting agreements to strengthen regional peace and security at
the lowest possible level of armaments and military forces,
Noting with particular interest the initiatives taken in this regard in different
regions of the world, in particular the commencement of consultations among a
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