Relationship between disarmament and development

Since the inception of the United Nations, there has been a recognition that disarmament and development are two vital issues facing the international community. In its efforts to achieve its separate goals in the field of disarmament and development, the Organization has progressively become involved with the relationship between them. The Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations declares the intention “ to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples” Article 26 of the Charter refers to the ‘ ‘establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources” In Article 55, reference is made, inter alia, to promoting “ higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development” with a view to the “ creation of conditions of stability and well-being”

Related Subject(s): Disarmament