Drafting of an international Convention against the taking of hostages.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    29 November 1978
UN General Assembly (33rd sess. : 1978-1979), Drafting of an international Convention against the taking of hostages., A/RES/33/19, UN General Assembly, 29 November 1978, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1978/en/9296 [accessed 17 March 2025]
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33. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
19. Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 31/103 of 15 December 1976 and 32/148 of 16 December 1977, Having considered the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages,[1] Considering that the Ad Hoc Committee has been unable to complete the mandate given to it within the allocated time, Mindful of the need to conclude under the auspices of the United Nations, an international convention against the taking of hostages, taking into account the urgency of formulating effective measures to put an end to the taking of hostages, Bearing in mind the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee that it should continue its work in 1979,[2]

1. Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages;

2. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee, as constituted,[3] should continue, in accordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 31/103, to draft at the earliest possible date an international convention against the taking of hostages and, in the fulfilment of its mandate, to consider suggestions and proposals from any State, bearing in mind the views expressed during the debate on this item at the thirty-third session of the Assembly;

3. Invites Governments to submit, or to bring up to date, suggestions and proposals for consideration by the Ad Hoc Committee;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to render all assistance to the Ad Hoc Committee, including the preparation of summary records of its meetings;

5. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to submit its report and to make every effort to submit a draft convention against the taking of hostages to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session;

6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the item entitled "Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages".

63rd plenary meeting
29 November 1978
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-third Session, Supplement No. 39 (A/33/39 and Corr.1). [2]4 Ibid., para. 57. [3]5 See resolution 32/148. The President of the General Assembly subsequently informed the Secretary-General (see A/33/557) that he had appointed Bulgaria to fill the remaining vacancy.
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