18 December 1968
UN General Assembly resolution 2420 (XXIII)
Report of the Special Committee on Defining Aggression
General Assembly
Twenty-third Session
18 December 1968
English
Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee
2420 (XXIII). 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, |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 consideration of the question of defining aggression and of the draft definition before the end of 1968,
Considering that in its resolution 2330 (XXII) of 18 December 1967 the General Assembly recognized the widespread conviction of the need to expedite the definition of aggression,
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 1969;
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-fourth session an item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression".
1746th plenary meeting,
18 December 1968.
Notes:1. Ibid., Twenty-third Session, agenda item 86, document A/7185/Rev.l. [Back]
