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

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 53 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia, published in 1986.

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?

4 subjects

Non-Nuclear-Weapon States Nuclear Weapon States Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones South Asia

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

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 mean time, from any action contrary to this objective;

Calls upon those nuclear-weapon States that 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 forty-first session;

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

1 I 3th plenary meeting

12 December 1985

!2 A/40/473.

14 A/40/550.

!3 A/CONF.95/15 and Corr.2, annex I. For the printed text of the Convention and its Protocols see The United Natwns Disarmament Yearbook, vol. S: 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E8 I.IX.4), appendix Vil.

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