Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2008
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/63/430/Add.2)]
63/168. Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty,
Welcoming the decisions taken by an increasing number of States to apply a moratorium on executions and the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty,
- Welcomes the report of the Secretary‑General on the implementation of resolution 62/149, and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
- Requests the Secretary‑General to provide a report on progress made in the implementation of resolution 62/149 and the present resolution, for consideration during its sixty‑fifth session, and calls upon Member States to provide the Secretary‑General with information in this regard;
- Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty‑fifth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
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