Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States

A/RES/2456(XXIII)[D]View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 96 Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States, published in 1969.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1970	A/RES/2605(XXIV)[B]	Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States	—	–
1970	A/RES/2605(XXIV)A-B	Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States	—	–
1970	A/RES/2605(XXIV)[A]	Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States	—	–
1969	A/RES/2456(XXIII)[D]	Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States	—	–
1969	A/RES/2456(XXIII)[C]	Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States	—	–

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Disarmament Negotiations Nuclear Disarmament Strategic Nuclear Weapons Systems United States Ussr

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13 operative paragraphs

A/RES/2456(XXIII) [D]

Noting that pursuant to its resolution 2346 B (XXII) of 19 December 1967 the Conference of Non-Nuclear- W ea pon States was held at Geneva from 29 August to 28 September 1968 and attended bv ninety-two 11011- nuclear-weapon States and four nucléar-weapon States: France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of .-\merica,

Having cxamined the Final Document of the Conference of Non-Nuclear-\Veapon States,22 . A¡,prcciating the importance of the consideration gn-en by the participants in the Conference to the ~roblems of achi.~ving a universal peace and, in particular, the secunty of non-nnc\ear-weapon States the cessati<?n of the nuclear arms race, general and ~omplete d1sarmament and the harnessing of nuclear energy exc\usively for peaceful ¡mrposes, . N oting that the Conference has adopted the Declaratlon of the Conference of X on-X uclear-\ Vea pon Sta tes ancl fourteen resolutions containincr various recommendations,23 "

W dcoming the constrnctin proposals adopted by the Conference,

Considcring that in arder to fulfil thc aims of the <:;onference it is 11ecessary to ensure the implementat1011 of these proposals. \\'hich will require appropriate action by the international boclies and Gm·ernments concernerl.

1\í oting in particular the decision of the Conference i~viting the ~enera\ Assembly at its twenty-third sess1011 to cons1der the best ways ancl means of implementing its decisions ancl continuing the work that has been umlertaken,

T:ndorscs the Declaration of the Conference of :N'on-Xuclear-\Veapon States;

Tafrs note of the reso!utions adopted by the Conference;

Rcqucsts the Secretan·-General to transmit the resolutions and the Declarat1on to the Governments of States Members of the United :Xations and members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and to the international bodies

concerned, for their careful consideration;

!nvitcs the specialized agencies, the International Ato1111c Energy Agency ancl other international bodies

concerned to report to the Secretary-General on the action taken by them in connexion with the recommendatio11s contained in the respective resolutions of the Confercnce :

Invites the International Bank for Reconstruction ancl Development. the United Nations Development Progra111111e and the I11ternational Atomic Energy Agency to continue. in consultation with their member States, the stmlv of the recommendations of concern to those organizátions. containecl in resolntion J of the Conference ;

Requcsts the Secretary-General to snbmit a comprehensive report based on the infor111ation supplied by those concerned on the progress achie\·ed in the

22 Official Rccords of tire Ge11eral Assembl\', Twml)'-tl1ird Snsio11, agenda item 96, documcnt A/7277 and Corr.l and 2. ~3/bid., para. 17. Re•olution■ adopled on the reporb of the Fir1l Committee

implementation of the present resolution for consideration by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session;

Furth~r. requests the Secretary-General to place on the prov1S1onal agenda of the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly the question of the implementation, taking into account the reports of the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament and the International Ato111ic Energy Agency, of the results of the Confere11ce of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States, including:

( a) The question of co11veni11g early in 1970 a meetmg of the United Natio11s Disarmament Commission to consider disarmament and the related question of the security of nations ; . ( b) The questio11 of further internatio11al co-operat1011 111 the peacefnl uses of nuclear energy with particular regard to the special needs and interests of developing countries ;

Furtlzer requests the Secretary-General, in accorda11ce with resolution G of the Confere11ce, to appoi11t a group of experts, chosen 011 a personal basis, to prepare a foil report 011 ali possible contributions of nuclear technology to the economic a11d scientific advancement of the developing countries;

Endorses the recommendation that the Secretary- General should draw the attention of the group of experts to the desirability of taking advantage of the experience of the International Atomic Energy Agency in preparing the report ;

Rcquests the Secretary-General to transmit the report to the Governments of States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the lnternational Atomic Energy Agency in time to permit its consideration by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session.

1750th pTenary meeting.

20 Decr111bcr 1968.

B.Tire General Asscmbl-y,

Having e.rnmincd the Final Document of the Conference of Non-Nuclear-\Veapon States,2~

Considering that the establish111ent of zones free from nuclear weapons, on the initiative of the States situated within each zone concerned, is one of the measures whi~h ca.n contribute . most effectively to halting the prohferat1011 of those mstruments of mass destruction and to promoting progress towards nuclear disarmament,

Observing that the Treaty for the Prohibitio11 of ~ uclear \V eapons in Latin America,25 opened for s1gnature on 14 February 1967, has already established a nuclear-weapon-free zone comprising territories de.nsely populatecl hy man,

Reiterates the recommendation contai11ed in resolution B of the Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States, concerning the establishment of nuclear-weaponfree 2:ones, and especially the urgent appeal for full comphance by the nuclear-weapon Powers with paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 2286 (XXII) of 5 December 1967. in which the Assembly invited

~4 !bid., document A/7277 and Corr.1 and 2.

25 lbid., Twtnty-second Session, Annexes, agenda item 91, document A/C. l /946.

Powers possessing nuclear weapons to sign and ratify as soon as possible Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America.

1750th ple·nary meeting,

20 Deccmbcr 1968.

e The General Asse111bly,

Ha,z,.¡ng considcrcd the Final Docmnent of the Conference of Non-Nuclear-,Veapon States,20

Observing that the use of explosive nuclear devices for peacefttl purposes will have an extraordinary importance in the light of the technical documents prepared for the Confcrence at the request of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,

Recalling the statements made at the 1577th meeting of the First Committee by the representatives of the Co-Chairmen of the Conference of the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament to the effect that it will be convenient to initiate promptly the preparatory work for the determination of what appropriate principies and international procedures could be adopted in_ or~er that the potential benefits of any peaceful apphcat1on of nuclear explosions might be made availa?le, with due consideration for the needs of the developmg areas of the world,

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in consultation with the States Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and with the co-operation of the latter and of those specialized agencies that he may consider pertinent, a report on the establishment, within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, of an international service for nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes, under appropriate international control;

F11rthc1· 1·cq11ests the Secretary-General to transmit the report to the Governments of the States mentioned in paragraph 1 above in time to permit its consideration by the General Assembly at its twenty-fourth session.

1750th p!cna.ry meeting,

20 December 1968.

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Urges the Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America to enter at an early date into bilateral discussions on the limitation of offensive strategic nuclear-weapon

·2e /bid., Twenty-tlrird Session, agenda item 96, document A/7277 and Corr.1 and 2. General A11emhl:,-Tweaty-third Seulon

delivery systems and systems of defence against ballistic missiles.