World disarmament conference

In the 1950s, there had been proposals for convening a world conference to consider a reduction of armed forces and armaments, but they had not led to further action. In 1961, the idea of a world disarmament conference was propounded at the First Non-Aligned Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government and repeated at later ones, and it was endorsed by the General Assembly with its adoption of resolution 2030 (XX) in 1965. The Soviet Union revived the initiative in 1971. That year the Assembly, by resolution 2833 (XXVI), stated that consideration should be given to the convening, following adequate preparation, of a world disarmament conference open to all States. Since then, the item has appeared on the agenda of the Assembly each year.

Related Subject(s): Disarmament