A/RES/56/24 1. Recalls the decision of the Conference on Disarmament 25 to establish, under item 1 of its agenda entitled “Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament”, an ad hoc committee which shall negotiate, on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator 26 and the mandate contained therein, a nondiscriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; 2. Urges the Conference on Disarmament to agree on a programme of work that includes the immediate commencement of negotiations on such a treaty. 68th plenary meeting 29 November 2001 K 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 55/33 H of 20 November 2000, 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, 27 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 55/33 H, three additional States have ratified or acceded to the Convention, bringing the total number of States parties to the Convention to one hundred and forty-three, 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,27 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; _______________ 26 CD/1299. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/47/27), appendix I. 27 14