Comprehensive Study of the Question of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in All Its Aspects

A/RES/79/241View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98 General and complete disarmament, published in 2024.

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5 documents · 1976–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/241	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects	905	–
1977	A/RES/31/70	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects	510	–
1976	A/RES/3472(XXX)[B]	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects	—	–
1976	A/RES/3472(XXX)A-B	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects	—	–
1976	A/RES/3472(XXX)[A]	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects	—	–

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Weapons of mass destruction	26

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Weapons of mass destruction	26	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2025

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2025	A/79/950	Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/79/241

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2 subjects

Groups of Experts Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

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8 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to convene a qualified group of up to 25 experts, which is representative, based on the principle of equitable geographic distribution and giving due regard to gender balance, to prepare a new comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones, aimed at assessing the current status of existing and potential nuclear-weapon-free zones, as well as examining options and recommendations towards strengthening existing zones and the possible establishment of new zones, including in the Middle East;

Underlines the importance of the report of the Disarmament Commission in 1999 and its annex I, on principles and guidelines for establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones, in the preparation of the study;

Requests the Secretary-General to take the administrative measures necessary for the establishment of the qualified group of experts during the eightieth session of the General Assembly, including through a wide call for nominations from Member States, to work in New York for a period of three weeks divided into three meetings, with the possibility of flexible arrangements, as well as two 2-day informal consultative meetings, open-ended so that all Member States can engage in interactive discussions and share their views with the Chair of the group;

Also requests the Secretary-General to inform Member States that would not have experts in the group that, upon prior notification, they would have the rights of access to the meetings, of addressing the group and of submitting to it written material;

Further requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on the issues that belong to the scope of the aforementioned study and to submit a report thereon before the end of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of existing nuclear-weapon-free zones, regional organizations, organizations of the United Nations system with a special competence in disarmament and non-proliferation, disarmament and peace-related institutes and relevant non-governmental organizations to communicate their views on the issues that belong to the scope of the aforementioned study and submit a report thereon before the end of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Also requests the Secretary-General to transmit the study prepared by the group of qualified experts to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session an item entitled “Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones”.

55th (resumed) plenary meeting

24 December 2024

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