Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in South Asia

A/RES/35/148View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 39 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 1977–1997

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1997).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1997	A/RES/52/35	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia	628	98%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/42	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia	621	98%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/67	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia	617	96%Compare
1994	A/RES/48/72	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia	611	—
1992	A/RES/47/49	Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones South Asia

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

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Urges all parties directly concerned seriously to consider taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and, as a means of promoting this objective, invites the countries concerned to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: 13 2.

Invites those countries, pending the establishment of such a zone in the Middle East and during the process of its establishment, to declare solemnly that they will refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from producing, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices:

Calls upon those countries to refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from permitting the stationing of nuclear weapons on their territory by any third party and to agree to place all their nuclear activities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards;

Further invites those countries, pending the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East and during the process of its establishment, to declare their support for establishing such a zone in the region consistent with paragraphs 60 to 63, in particular paragraph 63 (d), of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session and to deposit those declarations wi~h the Security Council for consideration as appropnate;

Reaffirms again its recommendation to the nuclear-weapon States to refrain from any action contrary to the spirit and purpose of the present resolution and the objective of establishing in the region of the Middle East a nuclear-weapon-free zone under an effective system of safeguards and to extend their cooperation to the States of the region in their efforts to promote these objectives;

Renews its invitation to the Secretary-General to continue to explore the possibilities of making progress towards the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Establishment of a n_ucl~.ar-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East .

35/ 148.

Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia

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Reaffirms its endorsement, in principle, of the concept of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia;

Urges once again the States of South Asia and such other neighbouring non-nuclear-weapon States as may be interested to continue to make all possible efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia and to refrain, in the meantime, from any action contrary to this objective;

Calls upon those nuclear-weapon States which have not done so to respond positively to this proposal and to extend the necessary co-operation in the efforts to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia;

Requests the Secretary-General to render such assistance as may be required to promote the efforts for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia and to report on the subject to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session:

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia".

35/149. Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons

Requests once again the Committee on Disarmament, in the light of its existing priorities, to continue negotiations, with the assistance of qualified governmental experts, with a view to preparing a draft comprehensive agreement on the prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, and to draft possible agreements on particular types of such weapons;

Requests the Committee on Disarmament to submit a report on the results achieved to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-sixth session;

Once again urges all States to refrain from any action which could adversely affect the talks aimed at working out an agreement or agreements to prevent the emergence of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons;

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this item by the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons: report of the Committee on Disarmament".

35 / 150.

Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace

" Resolution S-10/2. para. 63 (dl.

14 Resolution S-10/2. "Resolution 2373 (XXII). annex.

,. A/35/452 '

36 Resolution S-10/2.

31 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fijih Session.

"Ibid, Thirty-fourrh Session. Supplement No. 45 (A/34/45 and Supplement No. 27 (A/35/27), sect. 111.L Corr.I).

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Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia

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