OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1800 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURING
OF AND TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND
OTHER RELATED MATERIALS (CIFTA)
(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on
June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN:
The report of the Permanent Council on the matters entrusted
to the Committee on Hemispheric Security (AG/doc.3970/01); and
The report of the Secretary General on the status of
signatures and ratifications of the Inter-American Convention
against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in
Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials
(CP/doc.3430/01 corr. 1);
RECALLING:
Resolution AG/RES. 1 (XXIV-E/97), in which it resolved to
adopt and open for signature the Inter-American Convention
against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in
Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials;
and
Resolutions AG/RES. 1621 (XXIX-O/99) and AG/RES. 1750 (XXX-O/00)
on the matter;
WELCOMING the signature of the Convention by a majority of
the member states of the Organization of American States and its
entry into force on July 1, 1998;
STRESSING the urgent need for all states to take the
appropriate measures and to cooperate with one another to
prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and
trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other
related materials because of the harmful effects of these
activities on the security of each state and the region as a
whole, since they jeopardize the well-being of peoples, their
social and economic development, and their right to live in
peace;
UNDERSCORING:
The significance of the fact that the Convention has served
as a model for negotiation of the protocol against the illicit
manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and
components, and ammunition, which complements the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; and
The importance of the Convention's earliest possible entry
into force in each of the member states of the Organization of
American States; and taking note, in this context, of the report
of the Secretary General (CP/doc.3430/01 corr. 1), presented in
accordance with resolution AG/RES. 1750 (XXX-O/00); and
BEARING IN MIND:
That the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit
Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition,
Explosives, and Other Related Materials is in effect for 12
sovereign states of the region; and
The holding of the second regular meeting of the Consultative
Committee on May 17 and 18, 2001, at OAS headquarters,
RESOLVES:
1. To urge all member states that have not already done so to
sign and ratify the Convention, as appropriate.
2. To note with satisfaction the work program (CIFTA/CC.II/doc…./01),
adopted by the Consultative Committee at its second regular
meeting, and to express its support for the work of the
Secretariat pro tempore.
3. To request the General Secretariat to continue to provide,
within the resources allocated in the program-budget and other
resources, the administrative and secretariat support required
by the Consultative Committee for the performance of its
functions and to take the necessary steps to that end, in
accordance with Article 8 of the Internal Rules of Procedure of
the Consultative Committee and resolution AG/RES. 1645 (XXIX-O/99).
4. Further, to request the Secretary General to present a
report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second regular
session on the status of signatures and ratifications of the
Convention.
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