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 52 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, published in 1986.

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?

8 subjects

Middle East Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Safeguards Nuclear Weapon States Nuclear Weapons Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Urges all parties directly concerned to consider seriously taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclearweapon-free zone in the region of 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;6 2.

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 Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, and to deposit those declarations with the Security Council;

Further invites those countries, pending the establishment of the zone, not to develop, produce, test or otherwise 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 resolution;

Extends its thanks to the Secretary-General for his report containing the views of parties concerned regarding the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East; 11 7.

Takes note of the above-mentioned report;

Requests those parties that have not yet communicated their views to the Secretary-General to do so;

Welcomes any further comments from those parties that have already communicated their views to the Secretary-General;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the item entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East".

I I 3th plenary meeting

12 December 1985

11 A/40/442 and Add. I

!2 A/40/473.

14 A/40/550.

!3 A/CONF.95/15 and Corr.2, annex I. For the printed text of the Convention and its Protocols see The United Natwns Disarmament Yearbook, vol. S: 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E8 I.IX.4), appendix Vil.

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