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Conferences should continue to be held every five years and that, accordingly, the
next Review Conference should be held in the year 2000, 15
Recalling also its resolutions 50/70 Q of 12 December 1995 and 51/45 A of
10 December 1996,
Recalling further that the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons met in New York from 24 April to 19 May 2000 to review the
operation of the Treaty, as provided for in its article VIII, paragraph 3, taking into
account the decisions and the resolution adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension
Conference, 16
Welcomes the adoption by consensus on 19 May 2000 of the Final Document
of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons,7 including in particular the documents entitled “Review of the
operation of the Treaty, taking into account the decisions and the resolution adopted
by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference” and “Improving the effectiveness of
the strengthened review process for the Treaty”. 17
69th plenary meeting
20 November 2000
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U NITED N ATIONS STUDY ON DISARMAMENT AND NON -PROLIFERATION EDUCATION
The General Assembly,
Desirous of stressing the urgency of promoting concerted international efforts
at disarmament and non-proliferation, especially in the field of nuclear weapons and
other weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, with a view to
strengthening international security and enhancing sustainable economic and social
development,
Conscious of the need, more than a decade after the end of the cold war and at
the start of the twenty-first century, to combat the negative effects of cultures of
violence and complacency in the face of current dangers in this field through longterm programmes of education and training,
1.
Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, with the assistance of a group
of qualified governmental experts, a study on disarmament and non-proliferation,
that would have the following aims:
(a) To define contemporary disarmament and non-proliferation education
and training, taking into account the need to promote a culture of non-violence and
peace;
(b) To assess the current situation of disarmament and non-proliferation
education and training at the primary, secondary, university and postgraduate levels
of education, in all regions of the world;
15
1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, Final Document, Part I (NPT/CONF.1995/32 (Part I)), annex, decision 1, para. 2.
16
Ibid., annex.
17
2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
Final Document, vol. I (NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Parts I and II)), part I.
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