Measures to Prevent Terrorists From Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98z Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

24 versions · 2003–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/41

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/41	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	873	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/42	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	871	94%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/43	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	848	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/75	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	848	99%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/28	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction	848	95%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

21 reports · 2005–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/173	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/41
2025	A/80/164	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/42
2024	A/79/138	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/43
2023	A/78/151	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/75
2022	A/77/97	Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/28

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Cooperation Between Organizations Counter-Terrorism Information Exchange International Organizations Nuclear Terrorism Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Terrorism Weapons of Mass Destruction

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all Member States to support international efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery;

Appeals to Member States to consider early accession to and ratification of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism;1

Urges all Member States to take and strengthen national measures, as appropriate, to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and materials and technologies related to their manufacture, and invites them to inform the Secretary-General, on a voluntary basis, of the measures taken in this regard;

Encourages cooperation among and between Member States and relevant regional and international organizations for strengthening national capacities in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to compile a report on measures already taken by international organizations on issues relating to the linkage between the fight against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and seek the views of Member States on additional relevant measures for tackling the global threat posed by the acquisition by terrorists of weapons of mass destruction and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-third session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the item entitled “Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”.

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