United Nations A/RES/57/83 General Assembly Distr.: General 9 January 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 66 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the First Committee (A/57/510)] 57/83. Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction The General Assembly, Recognizing the determination of the international community to combat terrorism, as evident in relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, Deeply concerned by the growing risk of linkages between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and in particular by the fact that terrorists may seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction, Acknowledging the consideration of issues relating to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction by the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 1 Taking note of resolution GC(46)/RES/13, adopted on 20 September 2002 by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency at its forty-sixth regular session, 2 and the setting up of an Advisory Group on Security in the Agency to advise the Director General on the Agency’s activities relating to nuclear security, Taking note also of the report of the Policy Working Group on the United Nations and Terrorism, 3 Mindful of the urgent need for addressing this threat to humanity within the United Nations framework and through international cooperation, Emphasizing that progress is urgently needed in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation in order to help maintain international peace and security and to contribute to global efforts against terrorism, 1. Calls upon all Member States to support international efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery; 2. Urges all Member States to take and strengthen national measures, as appropriate, to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, their _______________ 1 See A/57/335. See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Forty-sixth Regular Session, 16–20 September 2002 (GC(46)/RES/DEC (2002)). 3 A/57/273-S/2002/875, annex. 2 02 54347