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Prohibition of the Development and Manufacture of New Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction and New Systems of Such Weapons

A/RES/42/35No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 59Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, published in 1987.

What else is in this group?

21 documents · 1976–2002
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2002).
  • 2002A/RES/57/50Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weaponsCompare with earlier document
  • 1999A/RES/54/44Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weaponsCompare with earlier document
  • 1990A/RES/45/66Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weaponsCompare with earlier document
  • 1989A/RES/43/72Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weaponsCompare with earlier document
  • 1987A/RES/42/35Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weaponsCompare with earlier document

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

iGrouped automatically by matching titles within the same organ.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Disarmament NegotiationsDocumentsScience and TechnologyWeapons of Mass DestructionWeapons Systems

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms, on the basis of the common desire of the international community, the necessity of prohibiting the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons;
2
Requests the Conference on Disarmament, in the light of its existing priorities, to keep constantly under review, with appropriate expert assistance, the question of the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons with a view to making, when necessary, recommendations on undertaking specific negotiations on the identified types of such weapons;
3
Ca/Is upan ali States, immediately following the identification of any new type of weapon of mass destruction, to renounce practica! development of such a weapon and to commence negotiations on its prohibition;
4
Once again urges ali States to refrain from any action that could lead to the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons;
5
Ca/Is again upon ali States to undertake efforts to ensure that ultimately scientific and technological achievements may be used solely for peaceful purposes;
6
Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference on Disarmament ali documents relating to the consideration of this ítem by the General Assembly at its forty-second session;
34 Ojjicial Records o) che General Assembly. Forty-second Session, Suf.p/ement No. 27 (A/42/27), sect. III.G.

III.

Requests the Conference on Disarmament to submit to the General Assembly for consideration at its fortythird session a report on the results achieved;
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the ítem entitled "Prohibition ofthe development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of <;uch weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament".

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