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Review and Implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly Resolutions

A/RES/42/39View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 63 Review and implementation of the concluding document of the 12th special session of the General Assembly, published in 1988.

What else is in this group?

94 documents · 1983–2002
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2002).
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2002
A/RES/56/25

Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly resolutions

4,398–
2000
A/RES/54/55

Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly resolutions

4,174–
1999
A/RES/53/78(A-G)

Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly resolutions

4,179–
1997
A/RES/52/39

Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly resolutions

2,605–
1997
A/RES/51/46

Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th special session of the General Assembly

4,051–

This group bundles related documents that are not individually ordered.

What subjects does this mandate have?

44 subjects
Advisory ServicesAfricaArms LimitationAsiaBudget ContributionsConferencesConventional DisarmamentDeclarationsDevelopmentDisarmamentDisarmament AgreementsDisarmament NegotiationsEstablishmentFellowshipsFissionable MaterialsGerman Democratic RepublicGermany, Federal Republic OfInformation CentresInformation DisseminationInternational Security

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

A

Recommends that the nuclear-weapon States, which 2. at the same time are the five permanent members of the Security Council, hold joint meetings and provide regular information to the General Assembly, as well as to the Conference on Disarmament, about the state of affairs as regards the range of issues related to disarmament, espe­ cially in the nuclear field, the prevention of a nuclear war and the status of the current agreements in the field of arms limitation and disarmament, and about progress at those negotiations which include the participation of the nuclear Powers;
3
Recommends that the Security Council consider the question of establishing, under Article 29 of the Charter, such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary for the per­ formance of its functions to facilitate a solution to disar­ mament issues;
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the 4. General Assembly at its forty-third session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled "Review and implementation of the Concluding - Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly".
REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE FIELD OF DISARMAMENT
CONVENTIONAL DISARMAMENT ON A REGIONAL SCALE
REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCLUDING DOCUMENT OF THE TWELFTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
63 A/42/357-S/18935, annex I.
Supplement No. 42 (A/42/42), para. 4.l.
III.
FREEZE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS
CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The States Parties to this Conventwn,
Alurmedby the threat to the very survival of mankind posed by the ex­ istence of nuclear weapons,
Convinced that any use of nudear weapons constitutes a violation of the Charter of the United Nations and a crime against humanity,
Convinced that this Convention would be a step towards the complete eliminat1on of nuclear weapons leading to general and complete disarma­ ment under strict and effective international control,
Determined t" continue negotiation, for the achievement of this goal,
I/ave agreed as i<)llows:
Article I The States Parties to this Convention solemnly undertake not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances.
Article 2 This Convention shall be of unlimited duration.
Arric/e 3 I.
This Convention shall he open to all States for signature. Any State that doe, not sign the Convention before its entry into force in ac­ cordance with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time.
This Convention shall he subject to ratification by signatory State,. Instrument, of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nation,.
This Convention shall enter into force on the deposit of instru­ ments of ratification by twenty-five Governments, including the Govern­ ments of t he five nuclear-weapon States, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this ar:ick.
For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited after the entry into force of this Convention, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.
The depositary shall promptly inforn1 all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each inst rumen! of ratification or accession and the date of the entry into force of this Convention, as well as of the receipt of other notices.
This Convent10n shall be registered by the depositary 111 accor­ dance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Article 4 This Convention, nf which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Rus­ sian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send duly certified copies thereof to the Government of the signatory and acceding States IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized therdo by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention, opened for signature at _ on the day of one thousand nine hundred and
UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT IN ASIA
66 Official Records of the General As.,embly. Forty-first Session.
Supplement No. 42 (A/41/42), annex JI.
61 A 136/458. 65 A/42/457.
68 A/S-12/27.
69 A/37/548.
70 A/38/349.
71 A/40/443.
72 A/41/554.
73 A/42/543.
74 A/42/61 1, paras. 9-19.
75 A/CONF. 142/1. Session, Annexes, agenda items 9-13, document A/S- 12/32, annex V, para. 4.
77 See A/CONF 127 /SR. 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 41/60 l ON A NUCLEAR-ARMS FREEZE
Session. Annexes, agenda items 9-13, document A/S-12/32.
UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT
82 A l_\.1/JO~ .
U NITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE,
DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT IN AFRICA
83 See A/41/697-S/1 8J<J2. annn, sccl I. para. 58 84 See A/42/699, annex II 81 See A/40/761-S/1 7573, annn For lhe printed text, see Officwl Records of the Security Council. Fortieth Year. Supplement fiir October November and December /9/l5. documcnl S/1 757\ annex.
86 A/42/609.
8' A/42 l'i44

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