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

A/RES/3474(XXX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1976.

What other versions does this mandate have?

52 versions · 1975–2025

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

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/17	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,270	98%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/16	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,262	98%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/17	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,258	98%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/38	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,252	98%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/20	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East	1,246	98%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

23 reports · 2005–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/171 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/17
2025	A/80/130 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/16
2024	A/79/139 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/17A/RES/77/38
2023	A/78/205 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/38
2022	A/77/153 (Part I)	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/20

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Recommendations

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Expresses the opinion that the Member States with which the Secretary-General has consulted through his notes verbales of 19 March 1975 and 13 June 1975 pursuant to General Assembly resolution 3263 (XXIX) should exert efforts towards the realization of the objective of establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East;

Urges all parties directly concerned to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a means of promoting this objective;

Recommends that the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 above, pending the establishment of the nuclear-weapon-free zone under an effective system of safeguards, should:

Proclaim solemnly and immediately their intention to refrain, on a reciproca! basis, from producing, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices, and from perrnitting the stationing of nuclear weapons, in their territory or the territory under their control, by any third party;

( b) Refrain, on a reciproca! basis, from any other action that would facilitate the acquisition, testing or use of such weapons, or would be in any other way detrimental to the objective of the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region under an effective system of safeguards;

Recommends to the nuclear-weapon States to refrain from any action contrary to the purpose of the present resolution and the objective of establishing, in the region of the Middle East, a nuclear-weapon-free

39 Of/iclal Recorth o/ the Security Council, Thirtl,th Year, Supplement for /uly, August and September 1975, documents S/11778 and Add.1-3 and ibid., Supplement for October, November and December 1975, document S/11778/Add.4; A/ 10221 and Add.l and 2.

"° Official Records o/ the General Assembly, Thirtieth Seasion, Supplement No. 27A (A/10027/Add.1), annex l.

41 Resolution 2373 (XXll), annex. zone under an effective system of safeguards and to extend their co-operation to the States of the region in their efforts to promote this objective;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session the itero entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East".

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