A/RES/71/54
United Nations
Distr.: General
13 December 2016
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 98 (u)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2016
[on the report of the First Committee (A/71/450)]
71/54.
Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the
implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 1 (I) of 24 January 1946, 67/34 of 3 December 2012,
68/39 of 5 December 2013, 69/37 of 2 December 2014 and 70/51 of 7 December 2015,
Reiterating its grave concern at the danger to humanity posed by nuclear
weapons, which should inform all deliberations, decisions and actions relating to
nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation,
Recalling the expression of deep concern by the 2010 Review Conference of
the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the
catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and its
resolve to seek a safer world for all and to achieve the peace and security of a world
without nuclear weapons, 1
Noting with satisfaction the renewed attention to the catastrophic humanitarian
consequences and risks associated with nuclear weapons that has been generated by
the international community since 2010 and the growing awareness that these
concerns should underpin the need for nuclear disarmament and the urgency of
achieving and maintaining a nuclear-weapon-free world, and noting with
satisfaction also the prominence accorded to the humanitarian impact of nuclear
weapons in multilateral disarmament forums,
Recalling the discussions held at the Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact
of Nuclear Weapons, hosted by Norway, on 4 and 5 March 2013, Mexico, on 13 and
14 February 2014, and Austria, on 8 and 9 December 2014, aimed at understanding
and developing a greater awareness of the catastrophic consequences of nuclear
weapon detonations which further reinforce the urgency of nuclear disarmament,
Emphasizing the compelling evidence, including that presented at the
Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, that has detailed the
catastrophic consequences that would result from a nuclear weapon detonation,
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1
See 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
Final Document, vol. I (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. I)), part I, Conclusions and recommendations for
follow-on actions.
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