United Nations Disarmament Commission (cont'd)
- The UNDC, which meets for three weeks in the spring, operates
in plenary meetings and working groups, the number of working groups
depending on the number of substantive items on its agenda. The five
geographical groups take turns assuming the chairmanship of the UNDC,
while the chairmen of the working groups are selected in accordance
with the principle of equitable geographical distribution.
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Over the years, the UNDC has formulated consensus principles,
guidelines and recommendations (see below) on a
number of subjects, which have been endorsed by the General Assembly.
- However, this decade it has not been able to agree on a substancial outcome.
- The UNDC is serviced substantively by the Office for Disarmament Affairs and technically by the Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services.
Guidelines and Recommendations
- A/51/182
- A51/182/Rev.1
- A/54/42
