A/RES/76/45
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 December 2021
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 100 (jj)
General and complete disarmament: youth, disarmament
and non-proliferation
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 6 December 2021
[on the report of the First Committee (A/76/444, para. 93)]
76/45.
Youth, disarmament and non-proliferation
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 74/64 of 12 December 2019,
Recalling also its resolution 75/1 of 21 September 2020 on the declaration on
the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, in which
the Heads of State and Government representing the peoples of the world have
committed to listen to and work with youth,
Recognizing that young people in all countries are key agents for social change,
economic development and technological innovation,
Reaffirming the important and positive contribution that young people can make
to the promotion and attainment of sustainable peace and security,
Noting that engagement with young people can provide opportunities to benefit
from their views, insights and ideas,
Bearing in mind its resolution 75/61 of 7 December 2020, which highlights the
need for disarmament and non-proliferation education, particularly among youth,
Recalling its resolution 75/48 of 7 December 2020, in which it reaffirmed that
the equal, full and effective participation of both women and men is one of the
essential factors for the promotion and attainment of sustainable peace and security,
Recalling also relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on
the issue of youth, peace and security,
Noting the launch on 24 September 2018 of Youth 2030: The United Nations
Youth Strategy, which includes peace and security as a thematic priority area,
Noting also action 38 of the disarmament agenda put forward by the Secretary General, in which he describes the young generation as the ultimate force for change
and proposes actions to promote youth engagement,
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