Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99w Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2013–2017

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2017).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2017	A/RES/72/31	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations	1,476	55%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/258	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations	1,427	60%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/33	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations	1,060	52%Compare
2014	A/RES/69/41	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations	932	64%Compare
2013	A/RES/68/46	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations	911	50%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2014

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2014	A/69/154	Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/68/46

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Disarmament Negotiations Nuclear Disarmament

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Notes with satisfaction that the Open-ended Working Group to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations for the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons, established by the General Assembly by its resolution 67/56, which met during 2013 as a step towards taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, engaged in discussions in an open, constructive, transparent and interactive manner to address various issues related to nuclear disarmament;

Welcomes the report of the Working Group on its work,⁶ reflecting the discussions and proposals made during its deliberations to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations for the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons;

⁶A/68/514.

Recognizes the value of the contribution that international organizations, civil society, academia and research make to taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, as demonstrated during the work of the Working Group;

Emphasizes that the universal objective of taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations remains the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons, and also emphasizes the importance of addressing issues related to nuclear weapons in a comprehensive, interactive and constructive manner, for the advancement of multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the report of the Working Group to the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission for their consideration;

Calls upon all Member States, international organizations and civil society to continue to enrich the discussions on how to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations in the United Nations bodies in which disarmament and peace and security are addressed, taking into account the report of the Working Group and the proposals contained therein;

Encourages Member States, international organizations and civil society to take into account the report of the Working Group and the proposals contained therein in the discussions in other forums in which humanitarian, health, human rights, environmental and development affairs are addressed;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on how to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, including on steps that Member States have already taken to that end, and to submit a report on that subject to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session;

Decides to review at its sixty-ninth session progress made in the implementation of the present resolution and to further explore options for taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, including if necessary through the Working Group;

Reaffirms the urgency of securing substantive progress in multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, and welcomes further efforts in this respect;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-ninth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations”.

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