Activities of the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization related to disarmament

A. In compliance with resolution 13.1.3 (a) (iii) and (iv), adopted by consensus at the 23rd session of the General Conference of UNESCO (Sofia, Bulgaria, November 1985) and in the framework of its programme on the study of the causes and consequences of the arms race and of its effects in UNESCO’s fields of competence (23 C/5 approved subprogramme XIII. 1.2), this Organization, in co-operation with the International Social Science Council and non-governmental organizations, is preparing a survey of research activities in the social and human sciences. It will cover activities already carried out or in progress, both within the United Nations system and international, regional or national institutions, in education, science, culture and communication, in the field of disarmament, including activities relating to the causes and consequences of the arms race and the relationship between peace, security, development and disarmament.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament