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73rd session

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Resolution/Decision	Agenda item	Draft resolution/decision	Report of the First Committee	Main Sponsor(s)	Action by the First Committee (vote,* meeting number, date)	Action by the General Assembly (vote, meeting number, date)


73/26 African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty	94	A/C.1/73/L.33	A/73/503	Nigeria (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States)	Without a vote 26th meeting 1 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/27 Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security	96	A/C.1/73/L.27/Rev.1	A/73/505	Russian Federation	109-45-16 31st meeting 8 November 2018	119-46-14 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/28 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	97	A/C.1/73/L.1	A/73/506	Egypt	174-2-5 26th meeting 1 November 2018	171-2-5 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/29 Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons	98	A/C.1/73/L.4	A/73/507	Pakistan	122-0-65 26th meeting 1 November 2018	125-0-58 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/30 Prevention of an arms race in outer space	99 (a)	A/C.1/73/L.3	A/73/508	Egypt, Sri Lanka	181-2-1 28th meeting 5 November 2018	178-2-0 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/31 No first placement of weapons in outer space	99 (b)	A/C.1/73/L.51	A/73/508	Russian Federation	129-12-40 28th meeting 5 November 2018	128-12-40 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/32 Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament	100	A/C.1/73/L.65/Rev.1	A/73/509	India	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/33 Regional disarmament	101 (e)	A/C.1/73/L.5	A/73/510	Pakistan	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/34 Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels	101 (f)	A/C.1/73/L.6	A/73/510 Draft resolution II	Pakistan	179-1-2 127-2-45, o.p. 2** 30th meeting 8 November 2018	179-1-3 128-2-43, o.p. 2 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/35 Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context	101 (x)	A/C.1/73/L.7	A/73/510	Pakistan	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/36 The Arms Trade Treaty	101 (bb)	A/C.1/73/L.8/Rev.1	A/73/510 Draft resolution IV	Latvia	151-0-30 153-0-18, p.p. 8** 138-0-35, o.p. 4 136-2-35. o.p. 9 29th meeting 6 November 2018	151-0-29 158-0-16. p.p. 8 138-0-33, o.p. 4 134-2-35, o.p. 9 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/37 Relationship between disarmament and development	101 (d)	A/C.1/73/L.11	A/73/510	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/38 Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium	101 (cc)	A/C.1/73/L.12	A/73/510 Draft resolution VI	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	140-4-26 30th meeting 8 November 2018	151-4-25 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/39 Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control	101 (h)	A/C.1/73/L.13	A/73/510	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/40 Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament	101 (hh)	A/C.1/73/L.14	A/73/510 Draft resolution VIII	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	143-27-14 129-20-22, p.p. 12 26th meeting 1 November 2018	143-27-14 129-19-23, p.p. 12 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/41 Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation	101 (v)	A/C.1/73/L.15	A/73/510 Draft resolution IX	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	121-4-51 30th meeting 8 November 2018	128-4-52 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/42 Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament	101 (g)	A/C.1/73/L.16	A/73/510 Draft resolution X	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	174-0-3 30th meeting 8 November 2018	178-0-4 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/43 Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol	101 (l)	A/C.1/72/L.17	A/73/510 Draft resolution XI	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	178-0-2 28th meeting 5 November 2018	181-0-2 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/44 Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status	101 (s)	A/C.1/73/L.19	A/73/510	Mongolia	Without a vote 26th meeting 1 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/45 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction	101 (k)	A/C.1/73/L.20	A/73/510 Draft resolution XIII	Poland	148-7-23 128-7-30, p.p. 4 120-14-32, o.p. 2 123-13-33, o.p. 3 113-19-34, o.p. 4 112-15-39, o.p. 16 28th meeting 5 November 2018	152-7-22 134-7-25, p.p. 4 122-13-26, o.p. 2 122-13-30, o.p. 3 112-18-35, o.p. 4 110-15-38, o.p. 16 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/46 Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control	101 (gg)	A/C.1/73/L.21	A/73/510 Draft resolution XIV	Trinidad and Tobago	Without a vote 149-0-23, p.p. 10 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 149-0-23, p.p. 10 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/47 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons	101 (jj)	A/C.1/73/L.23	A/73/510 Draft resolution XV	Austria	143-15-26 26th meeting 1 November 2018	142-15-26 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/48 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	101 (oo)	A/C.1/73/L.24	A/73/510 Draft resolution XVI	Austria	122-41-16 26th meeting 1 November 2018	126-41-16 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/49 The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation	101 (y)	A/C.1/73/L.25	A/73/510 Draft resolution XVII	Sweden	171-1-12 26th meeting 1 November 2018	171-1-12 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/50 Nuclear disarmament	101 (b)	A/C.1/73/L.28	A/73/510 Draft resolution XVIII	Myanmar	120-41-21 117-37-19, p.p. 32 168-2-8, o.p. 16 26th meeting 1 November 2018	125-40-18 116-38-15, p.p. 32 167-2-6, o.p. 16 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/51 Information on confidence-building measures in the field of conventional arms	101 (z)	A/C.1/73/L.29	A/73/510	Argentina	Without a vote 29th meeting 6 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/52 Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them	101 (n)	A/C.1/73/L.32	A/73/510	Mali (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Economic Community of West African States)	Without a vote 29th meeting 6 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/53 Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures	101 (j)	A/C.1/73/L.35	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXI	Germany	Without a vote 162-2-8, p.p. 9 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 168-2-7, p.p. 9 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/54 Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions	101 (ll)	A/C.1/72/L.39	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXII	Sri Lanka	139-1-39 152-0-17, p.p. 14 29th meeting 6 November 2018	144-1-38 153-0-18, p.p. 14 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/55 Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	101 (w)	A/C.1/73/L.42	A/73/510	India	Without a vote 28th meeting 5 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/56 Reducing nuclear danger	101 (p)	A/C.1/73/L.43	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXIV	India	127-49-10 26th meeting 1 November 2018	126-49-11 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/57 Universal Declaration on the Achievement of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free-World	101 (mm)	A/C.1/73/L.46	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXV	Kazakhstan	135-21-27 126-21-26, p.p. 7 137-3-36, p.p. 9 26th meeting 1 November 2018	138-21-26 128-20-25, p.p. 7 136-3-35, p.p. 9 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/58 Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia	101 (o)	A/C.1/73/L.48	A/73/510	Uzbekistan	Without a vote 26th meeting 1 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/59 Disarmament and non‑proliferation education	101 (u)	A/C.1/73/L.49	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXVII	Mexico	Without a vote 166-0-4, o.p. 3 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 171-0-3, o.p. 3 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/60 Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems	101	A/C.1/73/L.52	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXVIII	New Zealand	173-4-7 166-2-10, p.p. 8 26th meeting 1 November 2018	175-5-5 164-2-7, p.p. 8 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/61 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction	101 (m)	A/C.1/73/L.53/Rev.1	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXIX	Afghanistan	154-0-17 31st meeting 8 November 2018	169-0-16 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/62 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons	101 (ee)	A/C.1/73/L.54	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXX	Japan	160-4-24 164-3-12, p.p. 19 170-2-7, p.p. 20 145-5-23, o.p. 2 139-8-29, o.p. 3 173-3-5, o.p. 5 165-4-11, o.p. 7 152-1-23, o.p. 10 147-2-26, o.p. 12 170-3-6, o.p. 13 158-2-19, o.p. 18 172-2-5, o.p. 20 172-2-5, o.p. 21 170-0-9, o.p. 31 26th meeting 1 November 2018	162-4-23 167-3-10, p.p. 19 168-2-6, p.p. 20 150-5-21, o.p. 2 147-8-22, o.p. 3 175-3-2, o.p. 5 162-3-10, o.p. 7 152-1-26, o.p. 10 148-2-27, o.p. 12 170-3-4, o.p. 13 159-2-20, o.p. 18 174-1-5, o.p. 20 173-2-4, o.p. 21 172-0-8, o.p. 31 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/63 Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities	101 (ff)	A/C.1/73/L.55	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXI	Australia, Republic of Korea	177-1-2 149-0-20, p.p. 9 29th meeting 6 November 2018	185-1-2 157-0-19, p.p. 9 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/64 Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons	101 (i)	A/C.1/73/L.57/Rev.1	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXII	Malaysia	131-31-19 137-1-35, p.p. 9 118-34-23, p.p. 17 120-34-22, o.p. 2 26th meeting 1 November 2018	138-32-17 138-2-31, p.p. 9 118-35-20, p.p. 17 121-35-18, o.p. 2 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/65 Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices	101 (a)	A/C.1/73/L.58	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXIII	Canada	180-1-5 26th meeting 1 November 2018	182-1-5 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/66 Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources	101 (dd)	A/C.1/73/L.59	A/73/510	France, Germany	Without a vote 28th meeting 5 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/67 Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices	101 (ii)	A/C.1/73/L.60	A/73/510	Afghanistan	Without a vote 29th meeting 6 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/68 Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world	101 (kk)	A/C.1/73/L.62	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXVI	South Africa	130-34-18 121-29-22, p.p. 11 26th meeting 1 November 2018	136-36-14 122-29-18, p.p. 11 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/69 The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects	101 (q)	A/C.1/73/L.63	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXVII	South Africa	Without a vote 173-2-1, p.p. 7 174-2-1, o.p. 6 29th meeting 6 November 2018	Without a vote 176-2-1, p.p. 7 176-2-0, o.p. 6 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/70 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments	101 (r)	A/C.1/73/L.64	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXVIII	South Africa	134-31-18 134-1-36, p.p. 4 120-35-18, p.p. 12 131-2-41, o.p. 13 160-5-9, o.p. 15 122-35-17, o.p. 24 26th meeting 1 November 2018	139-32-17 139-1-33, p.p. 4 122-35-17, p.p. 12 132-2-41, o.p. 13 162-4-8, o.p. 15 122-36-15, o.p. 24 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/71 Fourth Conference of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia, 2020	101	A/C.1/73/L.66	A/73/510 Draft resolution XXXIX	Brazil, Mongolia	171-0-6 30th meeting 8 November 2018	179-0-5 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/72 Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities	101 (aa)	A/C.1/73/L.68/Rev.1	A/73/510 Draft resolution XL	China, Russian Federation	176-2-2 28th Meeting 5 November 2018	180-2-1 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/73 United Nations disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services	102 (a)	A/C.1/73/L.41/Rev.1	A/73/511	Nigeria	Without a vote 31st meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/74 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons	102 (b)	A/C.1/73/L.44	A/73/511 Draft resolution II	India	120-50-15 26th Meeting 1 November 2018	124-50-13 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/75 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa	102 (c)	A/C.1/73/L.34	A/73/511	Nigeria (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States)	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/76 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean	102 (d)	A/C.1/73/L.56	A/73/511	Peru (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States)	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/77 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific	102 (e)	A/C.1/73/L.38	A/73/511	Nepal	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/78 Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa	102 (f)	A/C.1/73/L.69/Rev.1	A/73/511	Cameroon, Congo	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/79 United Nations Disarmament Information Programme	102 (g)	A/C.1/73/L.45	A/73/511	Mexico	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/80 United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament	102 (h)	A/C.1/73/L.18	A/73/511	Indonesia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries)	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/81 Report of the Conference on Disarmament	103 (a)	A/C.1/73/L.40	A/73/512	Turkey	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/82 Report of the Disarmament Commission	103 (b)	A/C.1/73/L.36	A/73/512	Australia	Without a vote 30th Meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/83 The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East	104	A/C.1/73/L.2	A/73/513	Egypt (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the League of Arab States)	158-5-21 170-4-4, p.p. 5 171-3-5, p.p. 6 26th meeting 1 November 2018	158-6-21 168-3-4, p.p. 5 167-3-4, p.p. 6 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/84 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects	105	A/C.1/73/L.67	A/73/514	United Kingdom	Without a vote 29th meeting 6 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/85 Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region	106	A/C.1/73/L.30	A/73/515	Algeria	171-0-2 166-2-1, o.p. 2 165-2-2, o.p. 5 30th meeting 8 November 2018	181-0-2 169-2-3, o.p. 2 168-2-3, o.p. 5 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/86 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty	107	A/C.1/73/L.26	A/73/516	Australia	181-1-4 169-0-13, p.p. 4 170-0-9, p.p. 7 26th Meeting 1 November 2018	183-1-4 167-0-11, p.p. 4 172-0-7, p.p. 7 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/87 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction	108	A/C.1/73/L.9	A/73/517	Hungary	Without a vote 28th meeting 5 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/266 Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security	96	A/C.1/73/L.37	A/73/505	United States	139-11-18 31st Meeting 8 November 2018	138-12-16 65th plenary meeting 22 December 2018

73/511 (Decision) Maintenance of international security — good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe	95	A/C.1/73/L.47	A/73/504	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Without a vote 30th meeting 8 November 2018	Without a vote 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/512 (Decision) Further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space	99 (c)	A/C.1/73/L.50	A/73/508	China, Russian Federation	127-3-49 28th meeting 5 November 2018	128-3-48 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/513 (Decision) Missiles	101 (t)	A/C.1/73/L.10	A/73/510 Draft decision I	Islamic Republic of Iran	166-2-9 26th meeting 1 November 2018	174-2-7 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/514 (Decision) Nuclear disarmament verification	101 (nn)	A/C.1/73/L.31	A/73/510 Draft decision II	Norway	177-0-3 26th meeting 1 November 2018	181-0-2 45th plenary meeting 5 December 2018

73/546 (Decision) Convening a conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction	104	A/C.1/73/L.22/Rev.1	A/73/513	Egypt (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the League of Arab States)	103-3-71 26th Meeting 1 November 2018	88-4-75 65th plenary meeting 22 December 2018

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