A/RES/71/49
United Nations
Distr.: General
12 December 2016
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 98 (hh)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2016
[on the report of the First Committee (A/71/450)]
71/49.
United action with renewed determination towards the
total elimination of nuclear weapons
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its commitment to achieving a peaceful and secure world free of
nuclear weapons,
Recalling its resolution 70/40 of 7 December 2015,
Reaffirming the crucial importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons 1 as the cornerstone of the international nuclear non-proliferation
regime and an essential foundation for the pursuit of the three pillars of the Treaty,
namely, nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of
nuclear energy,
Reaffirming also its determination to further strengthen the universality of the
regime of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and recalling
that nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy are
mutually reinforcing and are essential for strengthening the Treaty regime,
Stressing the importance of the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be held in 2020, on the occasion of
the fiftieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty, and of its review cycle
towards the 2020 Review Conference,
Reaffirming that the enhancement of international peace and security and the
promotion of nuclear disarmament are mutually reinforcing,
Expressing concern over the recent developments in regional security situations,
Reaffirming 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,
Noting that the ultimate objective of the efforts of States in the disarma ment
process is general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international
control,
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