Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99ddHumanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, published in 2025.

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11 versions · 2015–2025

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5 topics

Disarmament Human Security Nuclear Disarmament Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Weapons

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7 operative paragraphs

Stresses that it is in the interest of the very survival of humanity that nuclear weapons never be used again, under any circumstances;

Emphasizes that the only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used again is their total elimination;

Stresses that the catastrophic effects of a nuclear weapon detonation, whether by accident, miscalculation or design, cannot be adequately addressed;

Expresses its firm belief that awareness of the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons must underpin all approaches and efforts towards nuclear disarmament;

Calls upon all States, in their shared responsibility, to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, to prevent their vertical and horizontal proliferation and to achieve nuclear disarmament;

Urges States to exert all efforts to totally eliminate the threat of these weapons of mass destruction;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons”.

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