Resolution 37/75
(December 9, 1982)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3263 (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3474 (XXX)
of I I December 1975, 31/71 of 10 December 1976, 32/82 of 12 December 1977,
33/64 of 14 December 1978, 34/77 of 11 December 1979, 35/147 of 12 December
1980 and 36/87 of 9 December 1981 on the establishment of a
nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East,
Recalling also the recommendations for the
establishment of such a zone in the Middle East consistent with paragraphs
60 to 63, in particular paragraph 63(d), of the Final Document of the Tenth
Special Session of the General Assembly,
Emphasizing the basic provisions of the above
resolutions, which call upon all parties directly concerned to consider
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 and, pending and during the establishment of such a zone, to
declare solemnly that they will refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from
producing, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclear weapons and
nuclear explosive devices and for permitting the stationing of nuclear
weapons on their territory by any third party, to agree to place all their
nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards and
to declaring their support for the establishment of the zone and deposit
such declarations with the Security Council for consideration, as
appropriate,
Reaffirming the inalienable right of all States
to acquire and develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes,
Emphasizing further the need for appropriate
measures on the question of the prohibition of military attacks on nuclear
facilities,
Bearing in mind the consensus reached by the
General Assembly at its thirty-fifty session that the establishment of a
nuclear weapon free zone in the region of the Middle East would greatly
enhance international peace and security,
Desirous to build on that consensus so that
substantial progress can be made towards establishing a nuclear-weapon free
zone in the region of the Middle East,
1. 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;
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;
3. Invites those countries, pending the
establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the region of the Middle
East, to declare their support for establishing such zone, consistent with
the relevant paragraph of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session
of the General Assembly, and to deposit those declarations with the
Security Council;
4. Invites further 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;
5. 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 spirit of the present resolution;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a
report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the
implementation of the present resolution;
7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda
of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "Establishment of a
nuclear weapon free zone in the region of the Middle East".
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