A/RES/74/189
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
30 December 2019
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 81
Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from
hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of
such harm
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2019
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/74/427)]
74/189.
Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from
hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 56/82 of 12 December 2001, 61/36 of 4 December
2006, the annex to which contains the text of the principles on the allocation of loss
in the case of transboundary harm arising out of hazardous activities, and 62/68 of
6 December 2007, the annex to which contains the text of the articles on prevention
of transboundary harm from hazardous activities, as well as 65/28 of 6 December
2010, 68/114 of 16 December 2013 and 71/143 of 13 December 2016,
Emphasizing the continuing importance of the codification and progressive
development of international law, as referred to in Article 13, paragraph 1 (a), of the
Charter of the United Nations,
Noting that the questions of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous
activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm are of major importance in
relations between States,
Taking into account the views and comments expressed in the Sixth Committee
at previous sessions and at the current session of the General Assembly, 1
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See A/C.6/56/SR.11–13, A/C.6/56/SR.15–19, A/C.6/56/SR.22, A/C.6/56/SR.23, A/C.6/61/SR.9–16,
A/C.6/61/SR.18, A/C.6/61/SR.19, A/C.6/61/SR.21, A/C.6/62/SR.12, A/C.6/62/SR.28,
A/C.6/65/SR.17, A/C.6/65/SR.27, A/C.6/68/SR.16, A/C.6/68/SR.28, A/C.6/68/SR.29,
A/C.6/71/SR.18 and A/C.6/74/SR.21. See also the reports of the Secretary-General containing
comments and observations received from Governments (A/65/184, A/65/184/Add.1, A/68/170,
A/71/136, A/71/136/Add.1, A/74/131 and A/74/131/Add.1) and the reports of the SecretaryGeneral containing a compilation of decisions of international courts, tribunals and other bodies
(A/68/94, A/71/98 and A/74/132).
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