Addressing the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons : Providing Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation to Member States Affected by the Use or Testing of Nuclear Weapons

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98rr Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2023–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/60	Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons : providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons	1,306	67%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/240	Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons : providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons	985	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Weapons of mass destruction	26

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Weapons of mass destruction	26	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2024

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2024	A/79/91	Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons : providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/78/240

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Environmental Cleanup Nuclear Weapon Tests Nuclear Weapons Use

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Encourages further international cooperation and discussions to assist victims, and assess and remediate environments contaminated by the use and testing of nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices, including through bilateral, regional and multilateral frameworks, such as relevant treaties, while acknowledging the significant work in some jurisdictions;

Urges that Member States which have used or tested nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices, share, as appropriate, technical and scientific information regarding the humanitarian and environmental consequences of such use and testing with Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices, and calls upon Member States in a position to do so to contribute technical and financial assistance, as appropriate;

Recognizes that responsibilities to address the harms resulting from a detonation of using or testing a nuclear weapon or any other nuclear explosive device lie with the Member States that have done so, subject to international law;

Requests the Secretary-General to convene a one-day international meeting on victim assistance and environmental remediation, at an appropriate time in 2026, with the participation of Member States, observers and civil society representatives from organizations accredited with the Economic and Social Council, invites Member States to share their relevant experience, encourages participants to produce a series of recommendations, based on the discussions, and further requests the Secretary-General to report on those recommendations to Member States;

Urges all States not to carry out nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions, to maintain their moratoriums in this regard and to refrain from acts that would defeat the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, while stressing that these measures do not have the same permanent and legally binding effect as the entry into force of the Treaty;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons: providing victim assistance and environmental remediation to Member States affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons”.

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