12 December 1969
UN General Assembly Resolution 2549 (XXIV)
Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression
General Assembly
Twenty-fourth Session
12 December 1969
English
Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee
2549 (XXIV). 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 24 February to 3 April 1969, |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, in particular its consideration of the proposals concerning a draft definition of aggression submitted to the Special Committee during its sessions held in 1968 and 1969,
Considering that in its resolutions 2330 (XXII) of 18 December 1967 and 2420 (XXIII) of 18 December 1968 the General Assembly recognized the widespread conviction of the need to expedite the definition of aggression,
Considering the urgency of defining aggression and the desirability of achieving this objective, if possible, by the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations,
1. Decides that the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression shall resume its work, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2330 (XXII), at Geneva in the second half of 1970;
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-fifth session an item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression".
1831st plenary meeting,
12 December 1969.
Notes:1. Ibid., Twenty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/7620). [Back]
