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Conclusion of Effective International Arrangements to Assure Non-Nuclear-Weapon States Against the Use or Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons

A/RES/79/17No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 95Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

45 versions · 1982–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/18
  • 2025A/RES/80/18Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weaponsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2024A/RES/79/17Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/18Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/RES/77/39Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weaponsCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/RES/76/21Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use 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?

5 topics
Disarmament AgreementsDisarmament NegotiationsNon-Nuclear-Weapon StatesNuclear Weapon StatesNuclear Weapons Use

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the urgent need to reach an early agreement on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;
2
Notes with satisfaction that in the Conference on Disarmament there is no objection, in principle, to the idea of an international convention to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, although the difficulties with regard to evolving a common approach acceptable to all have also been pointed out;
3
Appeals to all States, especially the nuclear-weapon States, to work actively towards an early agreement on a common approach and, in particular, on a common formula that could be included in an international instrument of a legally binding character;
4
Recommends that further intensive efforts be devoted to the search for such a common approach or common formula and that the various alternative approaches, including, in particular, those considered in the Conference on Disarmament, be further explored in order to overcome the difficulties;
5
Also recommends that the Conference on Disarmament actively continue intensive negotiations with a view to reaching early agreement and concluding effective international agreements to assure the non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, taking into account the widespread support for the conclusion of an international convention and giving consideration to any other proposals designed to secure the same objective;
6
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session the item entitled “Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons”.

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