Resolution 41/48
(December 3, 1986)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3263 (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3474 (XXX) of 11
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, 36/87 of 9 December 1981, 37/75 of 9 December 1982,
38/64 of 15 December 1983, 39/54 of 12 December 1984 and 40/82 of 12
December 1985 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, and 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-mentioned 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 from 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 declare 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-fifth
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 reached by the General Assembly at its
thirty-fifth session that the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free
zone in the region of the Middle East would greatly enhance
international peace and security,
Emphasizing the essential role of the United Nations in the establishment of a
nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East,
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General,
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 Nonproliferation 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 a 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. Further 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;
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. Extends its thanks to the Secretary-General for his report containing the views of
parties concerned regarding the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free
zone in the region of the Middle East;
7. Takes note of the
above-mentioned report;
8. Requests those
parties that have not yet communicated their views to the
Secretary-General to do so;
9. Welcomes any
further comments from those parties that have already communicated
their views to the Secretary-General;
10. Requests the
Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its
forty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution;
11. Decides to include
in the provisional agenda of its forty-second session the item
entitled "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the
region of the Middle East".
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