A/RES/68/51
United Nations
Distr.: General
11 December 2013
General Assembly
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 99 (z)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2013
[on the report of the First Committee (A/68/411)]
68/51.
United action towards the total elimination of nuclear
weapons
The General Assembly,
Recalling the need for all States to take further practical steps and effective
measures towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons, with a view to achieving
a peaceful and secure world free of nuclear weapons, and in this regard confirming
the determination of Member States to take united action,
Noting that the ultimate objective of the efforts of States in the disarmament
process is general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international
control,
Recalling its resolution 67/59 of 3 December 2012,
Expressing deep concern at the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any
use of nuclear weapons, and reaffirming the need for all States at all times to
comply with applicable international law, including international humanitarian law,
while convinced that every effort should be made to avoid the use of nuclear
weapons,
Recognizing that the catastrophic humanitarian consequences that would result
from the use of nuclear weapons should be fully understood, and noting in this
regard that efforts should be made to increase such understanding,
Reaffirming that the enhancement of international peace and security and the
promotion of nuclear disarmament are mutually reinforcing,
Reaffirming also that further advancement in nuclear disarmament will
contribute to consolidating the international regime for nuclear non-proliferation,
which is, inter alia, essential to international peace and security,
Reaffirming further the crucial importance of the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons 1 as the cornerstone of the international nuclear
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