State of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
  • Document source:
    UN General Assembly
  • Date:
    23 November 1979
UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980), State of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts., A/RES/34/51, UN General Assembly, 23 November 1979, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1979/en/7576 [accessed 17 January 2025]
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34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
51. State of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/44 of 8 December 1977, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the state of signatures and ratifications of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts,[1] Noting the fact that thus far only a limited number of States have ratified or acceded to the two Protocols, Convinced of the continuing value of established humanitarian rules relating to armed conflict and the need to secure the full observance of human rights in armed conflicts pending the earliest possible termination of such conflicts, Mindful of the need for continued improvement and further expansion of the body of humanitarian rules relating to armed conflict, of which the two Protocols form part, Noting in this context the importance of the United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, whose first meeting was held in September 1979 and whose second meeting is to be held in 1980,

1. Reiterates its call contained in resolution 32/44 that all States should consider without delay the matter of ratifying or acceding to the two Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning the respect for human rights in armed conflicts;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to inform the General Assembly annually, preferably at the beginning of each calendar year, of the state of ratifications of and accessions to the two Protocols with a view to enabling the Assembly to consider the matter at a later stage if it deems it appropriate.

76th plenary meeting
23 November 1979
[1] A/34/445.
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