3 December 1971
UN General Assembly Resolution 2781 (XXVI)
Report of the Special Committee on Defining Aggression
General Assembly
Twenty-third Session
3 December 1971
English
Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee
2781 (XXVI). Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression on the work of its session held in New York from 1 February to 5 March 1971, |1|
Taking note of the progress made by the Special Committee in its consideration of the question of defining aggression and on the draft definition, as reflected in the report of the Special Committee,
Considering that it was not possible for the Special Committee to complete its task at its session held in 1971,
Considering that in its resolutions 2330 (XXII) of 18 December 1967, 2420 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968, 2549 (XXIV) of 12 December 1969 and 2644 (XXV) of 25 November 1970 the General Assembly recognized the widespread conviction of the need to expedite the definition of aggression,
Considering the urgency of bringing the work of the Special Committee to a successful conclusion and the desirability of achieving the definition of aggression as soon as possible,
Noting also the common desire of the members of the Special Committee to continue their work on the basis of the results achieved and to arrive at a draft definition,
1. Decides that the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression shall resume its work, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2330 (XXII), as early as possible in 1972;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services;
3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-seventh session an item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression".
1999th plenary meeting,
3 December 1971.
Notes:1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 19 (A/8419). [Back]
