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Addressing the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons : Providing Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation to Member States Affected by the Use or Testing of Nuclear Weapons

A/RES/79/60View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98rrAddressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2023–2024
  • 2024A/RES/79/60Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons : providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weaponsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/RES/78/240Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons : providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

iExtracted automatically from each entity’s budget submission.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Environmental CleanupNuclear Weapon TestsNuclear Weapons Use

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Encourages further international cooperation and discussions to assist victims, and assess and remediate environments contaminated by the use and testing of nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices, including through bilateral, regional and multilateral frameworks, such as relevant treaties, while acknowledging the significant work in some jurisdictions;
2
Urges that Member States which have used or tested nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices, share, as appropriate, technical and scientific information regarding the humanitarian and environmental consequences of such use and testing with Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices, and calls upon Member States in a position to do so to contribute technical and financial assistance, as appropriate;
3
Recognizes that responsibilities to address the harms resulting from a detonation of using or testing a nuclear weapon or any other nuclear explosive device lie with the Member States that have done so, subject to international law;
4
Requests the Secretary-General to convene a one-day international meeting on victim assistance and environmental remediation, at an appropriate time in 2026, with the participation of Member States, observers and civil society representatives from organizations accredited with the Economic and Social Council, invites Member States to share their relevant experience, encourages participants to produce a series of recommendations, based on the discussions, and further requests the Secretary-General to report on those recommendations to Member States;
5
Urges all States not to carry out nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions, to maintain their moratoriums in this regard and to refrain from acts that would defeat the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, while stressing that these measures do not have the same permanent and legally binding effect as the entry into force of the Treaty;
6
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons”.

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