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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

A/RES/73/48No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101ooTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2018–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/54
  • 2025A/RES/80/54Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2024A/RES/79/38Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/35Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/54Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/76/34Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Disarmament AgreementsDisarmament NegotiationsNuclear DisarmamentSignatures, Accessions, Ratifications

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2019.

  • 2019A/74/154Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 7 July 2017;
2
Notes that the Treaty has been open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York since 20 September 2017;
3
Welcomes that already 69 States had signed the Treaty and 19 States had ratified or acceded to it as at 17 October 2018;
4
Calls upon all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date;
5
Calls upon those States in a position to do so to promote adherence to the Treaty through bilateral, subregional, regional and multilateral contacts, outreach and other means;
6
Requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session on the status of signature and ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Treaty;
7
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-fourth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”.

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