INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL

Abstract

The article analyzes the legal and institutional framework for the United Nations in the field of disarmament and arms control. The competence of the main institutional organs of the United Nations – the General Assembly, the Security Council and the specially created structures that deal with disarmament and arms control issues – are identified, in particular: the Committee on Disarmament and International Security (First Committee), the Disarmament Commission, the Disarmament Advisory Council , Disarmament Office, 1540 Committee for the Prevention of the Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, or Biological Weapons and their means of delivery. The importance of international forums is highlighted, in particular the Conference on Disarmament, which focuses on the following aspects: the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament; the prevention of nuclear war, including all related issues; preventing the arms race in space and so on. The functions of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research responsible for carrying out independent research on security, disarmament and development at the national, regional and global levels are considered as interrelated aspects of human security in general. The attention is paid to the UN programs, which are a platform that combines the various instruments and approaches of the Organization in the field of comprehensive security, in particular Joint UNDP-DPA Programmes “Strengthening National Capacity for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” and “Coordinating Action on Small Arms” are disclosed. Taking into account the fact that great importance for the achievement of progress in the field of disarmament and the strengthening of the stability and security of its member states plays the role of the United Nations at the regional level, the agreements concluded by the Organization in this area and the regional centers established under its auspices and the ways of improving their work.