The United Nations disarmament yearbook. V. 21: 1996

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook contains a review of the main developments and negotiations in the field of disarmament and arms regulation each year. The Centre for Disarmament Affairs has endeavoured to make the publication as concise as possible without diminishing its usefulness as a reference work. Background information is greatly condensed; thus readers may wish to consult previous editions of The Yearbook. Factual information in tabular form is provided in the appendices. The status of multilateral and regional disarmament agreements is presented in appendix I; as the texts of legal instruments concluded or signed in 1996 appear in the fifth edition of Status of Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements (Sales No. E.97.IX.3), they are not reprinted in this appendix. With regard to resolutions on disarmament adopted by the General Assembly, texts are consolidated in appendix IV, information on sponsorship and voting is presented in appendix V and voting patterns are reproduced in appendix VI. Appendices II and Ill contain final documents of review conferences