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Related issues, including information and outreach
potential threats in the sphere of information security and to submit a report on
the results of their study at the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
Replies received from seven Governments (Australia, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Kazakhstan, Netherlands and United States) are contained in the
Secretary-General’s report on the subject. 99
At its sixty-sixth session, the General Assembly adopted resolution 66/24
on 2 December 2011. For more information, refer to appendix VIII.
Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and
implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms
control
Mindful of the detrimental environmental effects of the use of nuclear
weapons, the General Assembly adopted resolution 65/53 on 8 December
2010, which called upon States “to adopt unilateral, bilateral, regional
and multilateral measures so as to contribute to ensuring the application of
scientific and technological progress within the framework of international
security, disarmament and other related spheres, without detriment to
the environment or to its effective contribution to attaining sustainable
development” (para. 2). The resolution also invited “all Member States to
communicate to the Secretary-General information on the measures they have
adopted to promote the objectives envisaged in the present resolution” (para.
4). The replies received from seven Governments (Cuba, Ecuador, Lebanon,
Panama, Portugal, Qatar and Ukraine) are contained in the Secretary-General’s
report on the subject. 100
At its sixty-sixth session, the General Assembly adopted resolution 66/31
on 2 December 2011. For more information, refer to appendix VIII.
National legislation on arms transfers and dual-use goods
In its resolution 66/41 of 2 December 2011 entitled “National legislation
on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods and technology”,
the General Assembly invited Member States that were in a position to do so
to enact or improve national legislation, regulations and procedures in order
to exercise effective control over the transfer of arms, military equipment and
dual-use goods and technology, without prejudice to the provisions of Security
Council resolution 1540 (2004) as well as other relevant Council resolutions
adopted subsequently. The resolution also stated that such legislation,
regulations and procedures should be consistent with the obligations of States
parties under international treaties.
In addition, the General Assembly encouraged Member States to provide,
on a voluntary basis, information to the Secretary-General on their national
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