A/RES/56/25F. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2001

• Resolution Number: A/RES/56/25F
• Year: 2001
• Session: 56th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/56/25

General Assembly Distr.: General

8 January 2002

Fifty-sixth session

Agenda item 75

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Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly

[on the report of the First Committee (A/56/537)]

56/25. Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of

the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly

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BUILDING MEASURES

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The Genera l Assembly,

Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the United Nations and its

primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in

accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,

Recalling its resolutions 43/78 H and 43/85 of 7 December 1988, 44/21 of

15 November 1989, 45/58 M of 4 Decemb er 1990, 46/37 B of 6 Decemb er 1991,

47/53 F of 15 December 1992, 48/76 A of 16 December 1993, 49/76 C of

15 December 1994, 50/71 B of 12 D ecember 1995, 51/46 C of 10 December 1996,

52/39 B of 9 December 1997, 53/78 A o f 4 December 1998, 54/55 A o f 1 December

1999 and 55/34 B of 20 November 2000,

Considering the importance and effectiveness of confidence-building

measures taken at the initiative and with the participation of all States concerned

and taking into account the specific characteristics of each region, since such

measures can contribute to regional stability and to international peace and security,

Convinced that the resources released by disarmament, including regional

disarmament, can be devoted to econo mic and social development and to the

protection of the environment for the benefit of all peoples, in particular those of

the developing countries,

Recalling the guidelines for general and complete disarmament adopted at its

tenth special ses sion, the first specia l session devote d to disarmame nt,

Convinced that development can be achieve d only in a climate of peace,

security and mutual confidence both within and among States,

Bearing in mind the establishment by the Secretary-General on 28 May 1992

of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in