A/RES/76/110
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
17 December 2021
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 81
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching,
Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of
International Law
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 9 December 2021
[on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/472, para. 7)]
76/110.
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study,
Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 2099 (XX) of 20 December 1965, in which the General
Assembly established the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching,
Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law to contribute
towards a better knowledge of international law as a means of strengthening
international peace and security and promoting friendly relations and cooperation
among States,
Reaffirming that the Programme of Assistance is a core activity of the United
Nations and that it has provided the foundation for the efforts of the United Nations
to promote a better knowledge of international law for more than half a century,
Recognizing the major contribution of the Programme of Assistance to the
teaching and dissemination of international law for the benefit of lawyers in all
countries, legal systems and regions of the world for more than half a century and the
importance of ensuring the successful continuation of the Programme for the benefi t
of present and future generations of lawyers,
Emphasizing the important contribution of the Programme of Assistance, in
particular the United Nations Regional Courses in International Law and the United
Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law, to the furtherance of United
Nations rule of law programmes and activities,
Reaffirming that the increasing demand for international law training and
dissemination activities creates new challenges for the Programme of Assistance,
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