Special Sessions of the General Assembly
devoted to
Disarmament
The General Assembly has held three Special Sessions devoted to Disarmament (SSOD). There was SSOD-I in 1978, SSOD-II in 1982 and SSOD-III in 1988 (see links below). Only SSOD-I succeeded in producing a final document.
Since 1995, the General Assembly has been calling for a fourth session on disarmament since 1995. It then established a Working Group in 2003 to discuss the agenda and the possibility of establishing a preparatory committee for an SSOD-IV.
By resolution A/61/60, in 2007 the General Assembly established an Open-Ended Working Group on SSOD-IV to consider the objectives and agenda, including the possible establishment of the preparatory committee, for a fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament.
The Open-Ended Working Group met from 25 to 29 June 2007, from 30 July to 3 August 2007 and from 27 to 31 August 2007 under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Alfredo Labbé of Chile.
First Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament
Second Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament
Third Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament
Open-Ended Working Group on SSOD-IV (2007)
General Assembly draft decision A/62/L.49 was adopted as decision 62/552 on 11 September 2008
General Assembly draft decision A/C.1/63/L.22 was adopted without a vote as decision 63/519 on 2 December 2008
SSOD-IV in the Disarmament Yearbook>>>
