Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

52 versions · 1975–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/17

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What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics

Middle East Nuclear Facilities Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Safeguards Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Regional Security

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2023–2024.

2024A/79/139 (Part I)Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General
2023A/78/205 (Part I)Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs

Urges all parties directly concerned seriously to consider taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weapon-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;

Calls upon all countries of the region that have not yet done so, pending the establishment of the zone, to agree to place all their nuclear activities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards;

Takes note of resolution GC(66)/RES/12, adopted on 29 September 2022 by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency at its sixty-sixth regular session, concerning the application of Agency safeguards in the Middle East;

Notes the importance of the ongoing bilateral Middle East peace negotiations and the activities of the multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security in promoting mutual confidence and security in the Middle East, including the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone;

Invites all countries of the region, 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 paragraph 63 (d) of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, and to deposit those declarations with the Security Council;

Also 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 the spirit of the present resolution;

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 76/20;

Invites all parties to consider the appropriate means that may contribute towards the goal of general and complete disarmament and the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the region of the Middle East;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to pursue consultations with the States of the region and other concerned States, in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 46/30 and taking into account the evolving situation in the region, and to seek from those States their views on the measures outlined in chapters III and IV of the study annexed to the report of the Secretary-General of 10 October 1990 or other relevant measures, in order to move towards the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-eighth session the item entitled “Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East”.

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