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JANUARY 16, 2009RESOLUTION ON A MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on the 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,
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 62/149,1 and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
2. 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;
3. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty-fifth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”.
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on the 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,
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 62/149,1 and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
2. 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;
3. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its sixty-fifth session under the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”.