Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Africa

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 82 Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, published in 1994.

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11 subjects

Africa Agenda Consultations Declarations Disarmament Agreements Groups of Experts Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Safeguards Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones On-Site Inspection South Africa

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8 operative paragraphs

Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session, Annexes, agenda item 105, document A/5975.

Resolution S-10/2.

Takes note of the report of the Third Meeting of the Group of Experts to Draw up a Draft Treaty or Convention on the Denuclearization of Africa; 7/

Reaffirms that the implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity would be an important measure to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international peace and security;

See A/46/390, annex I.

See A/47/558, annex I.

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

A/48/339, annex I.

A/48/371, annex.

Strongly renews its call upon all States to consider and respect the continent of Africa and its surrounding areas as a nuclear-weapon-free zone;

Takes note of the report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the Agency's verification activities in South Africa; 8/

Calls upon South Africa to continue to comply fully with the implementation of its safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency;

Commends the Secretary-General for the diligence with which he has rendered effective assistance to the Organization of African Unity in organizing the meetings of the above-mentioned Group of Experts;

Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to take appropriate action to enable the Group of Experts designated by the United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity to meet during 1994 at Windhoek and Addis Ababa, in order to finalize the drafting of a treaty on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Africa, and to submit the text of the treaty to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session under an agenda item entitled "Final text of a treaty on an African nuclear-weapon-free zone";

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session on the progress made by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in ensuring the full implementation of the safeguards agreement with South Africa.

A/48/339, annex II, appendix I.

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