United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/57/56
Distr.: General
30 December 2002
Fifty-seventh session
Agenda item 64
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the First Committee (A/57/508)]
57/56.
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to
assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or
threat of use of nuclear weapons
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind the need to allay the legitimate concern of the States of the
world with regard to ensuring lasting security for their peoples,
Convinced that nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to mankind and to the
survival of civilization,
Welcoming the progress achieved in recent years in both nuclear and
conventional disarmament,
Noting that, despite recent progress in the field of nuclear disarmament, further
efforts are necessary towards the achievement of general and complete disarmament
under effective international control,
Convinced that nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of nuclear
weapons are essential to remove the danger of nuclear war,
Determined to abide strictly by the relevant provisions of the Charter of the
United Nations on the non-use of force or threat of force,
Recognizing that the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of nonnuclear-weapon States need to be safeguarded against the use or threat of use of
force, including the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons,
Considering that, until nuclear disarmament is achieved on a universal basis, it
is imperative for the international community to develop effective measures and
arrangements to ensure the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or
threat of use of nuclear weapons from any quarter,
Recognizing that effective measures and arrangements to assure non-nuclearweapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons can contribute
positively to the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons,
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