A/RES/55/33 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-sixth session the item entitled “Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures”. 69th plenary meeting 20 November 2000 H I MPLEMENTATION OF THE C ONVENTION ON THE P ROHIBITION OF THE D EVELOPMENT, P RODUCTION , S TOCKPILING AND U SE OF CHEMICAL W EAPONS AND ON T HEIR D ESTRUCTION The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions on the subject of chemical weapons, in particular resolution 54/54 E of 1 December 1999, adopted without a vote, in which it noted with appreciation the ongoing work to achieve the objective and purpose of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, 29 Determined to achieve the effective prohibition of the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and their destruction, Noting with satisfaction that since the adoption of resolution 54/54 E, fourteen additional States have ratified or acceded to the Convention, bringing the total number of States parties to the Convention to one hundred and forty, 1. Emphasizes the necessity of universal adherence to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction,29 and calls upon all States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention without delay; 2. Notes with appreciation the ongoing work of the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to achieve the objective and purpose of Convention, to ensure the full implementation of its provisions, including those international verification of compliance with it, and to provide a forum consultation and cooperation among States parties; the the for for 3. Stresses the importance of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in verifying compliance with the provisions of the Convention as well as in promoting the timely and efficient accomplishment of all its objectives; 4. Also stresses the vital importance of full and effective implementation of and compliance with all provisions of the Convention; 5. Urges all States parties to the Convention to meet in full and on time their obligations under the Convention and to support the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in its implementation activities; 6. Stresses the importance to the Convention that all possessors of chemical weapons, chemical weapons production facilities or chemical weapons development 29 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/47/27), appendix I. 13