Reduce Black Market Arms Sales
Resolution History
The first United Nations resolution to fail was Galdago's Curb Illicit Arms Transfers. Galdago waited a few months and resubmitted that resolution as Reduce Black Market Arms Sales under the International Security resolution category instead of the Gun Control category that was used for the original resolution. This resolution represents the first time that a previously failed resolution returned to the UN floor and was adopted.
Resolution Text
| Category: | International Security | Strength: | Significant | Proposed By: | Galdago |
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Description:
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING that the illicit traffic in small arms impedes development, constitutes a threat to populations and security, and contributes to the destabilization of States;
RECOGNIZING the suffering caused by illicit trafficking in small arms and that States bear the obligation to bolster their efforts in developing practical ways of addressing the problem;
REAFFIRMING the right to individual or collective self-defense recognized within United Nations implying that States have the right to acquire arms for defense;
REITERATING the importance of the right of self-determination of all peoples, especially under alien domination or foreign occupation;
CONVINCED of the need for a thorough approach to control and reduce small arms and light weapons in a balanced manner to ensure international peace and security;
1. ADOPTS the following recommendations for the curbing of illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons with respect to the definitions of this weaponry articulated in the annex of this resolution;
2. REQUESTS an independent council be formed to continue to consider the matter and report to it at its subsequent sessions on the implementation of this resolution and to seek and consider the views of all Member States on the objective, scope, agenda, dates and venue of an international conference on the illicit arms trade;
3. DECIDES to convene an international conference on all aspects of the illicit arms trade no later than 2005;
4. WELCOMES the offer by the Government of Mikitivity to host in Miervatia, no later than 2005, an international conference on all aspects of the illicit arms trade;
5. ENCOURAGES the establishment of national programmes to combat the illicit transfer of small arms and ensure the collection thereof within the suggested parameters of paragraph 6 and invites the international community to render technical and financial support to strengthen the ability of States to take these actions;
6. RECOMMENDS that participating States should implement programmes of action which would:
- a) employ regulations to control the production of small arms and light weapons within their jurisdiction, and over the export, import, transit or retransfer of such weapons;
- b) generate agencies responsible for policy guidance of efforts to prevent illicit trade, including aspects of illicit manufacture, control, trafficking, circulation, brokering, trade, as well as tracing, finance, collection and destruction of small arms;
- c) ensure responsibility for all small arms held and issued by the state and create measures for tracing such weapons;
- d) and enact, where possible, effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, including effective collection, control, storage and destruction of small arms, particularly in post-conflict zones, as well as address the special needs of children affected by armed conflict.
ANNEX DEFINITIONS In the present resolution and its aspects:
- a) “Small arms” means man-portable firearms and their ammunition primarily designed for individual use by military forces as lethal weapons; the term shall be used interchangeably to also denote the aggregate of small arms and light weapons;
- b) “Light weapons” means some man-portable firearms and their ammunition, light artillery guns and rockets, and guided missiles for use against armored vehicles, aircraft, or fortifications.
- Votes For: 11,239
- Votes Against: 4,287
- Implemented: Wed May 12 2004
Gameplay Imapcts
This resolution was adopted prior to the implementation of the current UN proposal rule set, which prohibits setting actual timetables for implementation within resolutions. Though this resolution makes reference to Miervatia, Mikitivity (a place that exists in roleplay and not in real life), the resolution also included a deadline for its international conference.
Though Galdago and Mikitivity both attempted to meet the timetable set forth in this resolution and invited other nations to roleplay attendance at a conference on the illicit trade of small arms, there never was enough interest from other NationStates players to follow through on this idea. Similar UN inspired roleplaying, such as with the Pretemena Panel, created by the Humanitarian Intervention resolution, suffered from a similar lack of interested players.
For the purposes of United Nations gameplay, it can be assumed that the UN Secretariat organized the conference and that imaginary diplomats attended the conference from nations that were interested. Given that NationStates roleplay sometimes is set in the past, it is possible that a roleplay associated with the gameplay mandates of this resolution may still occur in the future.
