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

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 54 Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, published in 1991.

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?

8 subjects

Consultations Declarations Disarmament Agreements Middle East Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Safeguards Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Weapons of Mass Destruction

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Urges all parties directly concerned to consider seriously taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of 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; 3/ 2.

Calls upon all countries of the region that have not done so, pending the establishment of the zone, to agree to place all their nuclear activities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards;

Invites all countries of the region, pending the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, to declare their support for establishing such a zone, consistent with paragraph 63 (d) of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, and to deposit those declarations with the Security Council;

Also invites those countries, pending the establishment of the zone, not to develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or permit the stationing on their territories, or territories under their control, of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices;

Invites the nuclear-weapon States and all other States to render their assistance in the establishment of the zone and at the same time to refrain from any action that runs counter to both the letter and the spirit of the present resolution;

2/ A/46/291 and Add.l and 2.

3/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 729, No. 10485.

Invitee all parties to consider the appropriate means that may contribute towards the goal of general and complete disarmament and the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the region of the Middle East;

Reouests the Secretary-General to conduct further consultations with the States of the region and other concerned States, on the basis of the study undertaken by him in accordance with paragraph 8 of resolution 43/65, 4/ as well as the views and suggestions submitted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 9 of resolution 45/52, 2/ taking into account the evolving situation in the region, to explore further the ways and means of establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-seventh session the item entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East".

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