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

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 48 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, published in 1985.

What other versions does this mandate have?

52 versions · 1975–2025

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

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/17	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,270	98%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/16	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,262	98%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/17	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,258	98%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/38	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,252	98%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/20	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,246	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

23 reports · 2005–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/171 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/17
2025	A/80/130 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/16
2024	A/79/139 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/17A/RES/77/38
2023	A/78/205 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/38
2022	A/77/153 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/20

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Declarations Middle East Nuclear Facilities Nuclear Weapon States Nuclear Weapons Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all countries of the region that have not done so, pending the establishment of the zone, to agree to place all their nuclear activities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards;

Invites those countries, pending the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, to declare their support for establishing such a zone, consistent with the relevant paragraph of the Final Docu ment of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assem bly, and to deposit those declarations with the Security Council;

Further invites those countries, pending the estab lishment of the zone, not to develop, produce, test or oth erwise acquire nuclear weapons or permit the stationing on their territories, or territories under their control, of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices;

Invites the nuclear-weapon States and all other States to render their assistance in the establishment of the zone and at the same time to refrain from any action that runs counter to both the letter and spirit of the present res olution;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of all concerned parties regarding the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its fortieth session on the imple mentation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fortieth session the item entitled "Establishment of a

nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East".

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11 A/CONF.95/15 and Corr.2, annex I. For the printed text of the Conven tion and its Protocols, see The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol 5: 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.IX.4), appendix Vil

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