World disarmament conference

Abstract

The non-aligned countries launched the idea of a world disarmament conference at their first summit conference, held in 1961, and reiterated it at subsequent conferences. The General Assembly endorsed the idea in 1965 in adopting resolution 2030 (XX). In 1971, at the initiative of the Soviet Union, the Assembly adopted resolution 2833 (XXVI), which 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 “World Disarmament Conference” has been on the Assembly’s agenda each session.