United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/56/21
Distr.: General
21 December 2001
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 71
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the First Committee (A/56/532)]
56/21.
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region
of the Middle East
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3263 (XXIX) of 9 December 1974, 3474 (XXX) of
11 December 1975, 31/71 of 10 December 1976, 32/82 of 12 December 1977, 33/64
of 14 December 1978, 34/77 of 11 December 1979, 35/147 of 12 December 1980,
36/87 A and B of 9 December 1981, 37/75 of 9 December 1982, 38/64 of
15 December 1983, 39/54 of 12 December 1984, 40/82 of 12 December 1985, 41/48
of 3 December 1986, 42/28 of 30 November 1987, 43/65 of 7 December 1988,
44/108 of 15 December 1989, 45/52 of 4 December 1990, 46/30 of 6 December
1991, 47/48 of 9 December 1992, 48/71 of 16 December 1993, 49/71 of
15 December 1994, 50/66 of 12 December 1995, 51/41 of 10 December 1996, 52/34
of 9 December 1997, 53/74 of 4 December 1998, 54/51 of 1 December 1999 and
55/30 of 20 November 2000 on the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in
the region of the Middle East,
Recalling also the recommendations for the establishment of such a zone in the
Middle East consistent with paragraphs 60 to 63, and in particular paragraph 63 (d),
of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly, 1
Emphasizing the basic provisions of the above-mentioned resolutions, which
call upon all parties directly concerned to consider taking the practical and urgent
steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a nuclear-weaponfree zone in the region of the Middle East and, pending and during the establishment
of such a zone, to declare solemnly that they will refrain, on a reciprocal basis, from
producing, acquiring or in any other way possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear
explosive devices and from permitting the stationing of nuclear weapons on their
territory by any third party, to agree to place their nuclear facilities under
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards and to declare their support for the
establishment of the zone and to deposit such declarations with the Security Council
for consideration, as appropriate,
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Resolution S-10/2.