ABSTRACT
Throughout history, nations have sought to ensure or improve their security through armaments. Through the League of Nations after the First World War and the United Nations after the Second World War, nations sought security through an international organization and system, the main pillars of which were the peaceful settlements of disputes, collective security, and disarmament. The United Nations does not, of course, make disarmament agreements or treaties, because only states who become parties to treaties can do so. The General Assembly, however, does conduct an annual review of the work and progress in disarmament and it lays down general principles, goals and guidelines. During its existence, the United Nations has adopted well over 100 resolutions on disarmament. The General Assembly has given the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament a whole range of disarmament tasks from partial or collateral measures to general and complete disarmament.
