Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East

A/RES/35/147No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 38Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

52 versions · 1975–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/17

2025A/RES/80/17Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle EastLatestCompare with previous version
2024A/RES/79/16Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle EastCompare with previous version
2023A/RES/78/17Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle EastCompare with previous version
2022A/RES/77/38Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle EastCompare with previous version
2021A/RES/76/20Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle EastCompare with previous version

Versions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics

Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs

I.

Urges all parties directly concerned seriously to consider taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and, as a means of promoting this objective, invites the countries concerned to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 13 2.

Invites those countries, pending the establishment of such a zone in the Middle East and during the process of its establishment, to declare solemnly that they will refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from producing, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices:

Calls upon those countries to refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from permitting the stationing of nuclear weapons on their territory by any third party and to agree to place all their nuclear activities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards;

Further invites those countries, pending the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East and during the process of its establishment, to declare their support for establishing such a zone in the region consistent with paragraphs 60 to 63, in particular paragraph 63 (d), of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session and to deposit those declarations wi~h the Security Council for consideration as appropnate;

Reaffirms again its recommendation to the nuclear-weapon States to refrain from any action contrary to the spirit and purpose of the present resolution and the objective of establishing in the region of the Middle East a nuclear-weapon-free zone under an effective system of safeguards and to extend their co-

" Resolution S-10/2. para. 63 (dl.

"Resolution 2373 (XXII). annex. operation to the States of the region in their efforts to promote these objectives;

Renews its invitation to the Secretary-General to continue to explore the possibilities of making progress towards the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Establishment of a n_ucl~.ar-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East .

Paragraph content is machine-extracted from UN documents. For authoritative content, please refer to the official UN document.

Who created this mandate?

What other versions does this mandate have?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What does this mandate say?

I.

Table of contents