A/RES/60/73 and security of radioactive sources, while recognizing that the Code is not a legally binding instrument, and of the International Atomic Energy Agency Revised Action Plan for the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources 4 and its Nuclear Security Plan for 2006–2009, 5 Taking note further of resolutions GC(49)/RES/9 and GC(49)/RES/10, adopted by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency at its fortyninth regular session, which address measures to strengthen international cooperation in nuclear, radiation and transport safety and waste management and measures to protect against nuclear and radiological terrorism, 6 Welcoming the ongoing individual and collective efforts of Member States to take into account in their deliberations the dangers posed by the lack or insufficiency of control over radioactive materials and sources, and recognizing the need for States to take more effective measures to strengthen those controls in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, Welcoming also the fact that Member States have undertaken multilateral actions to address this issue, as reflected in General Assembly resolution 57/9 of 11 November 2002, Welcoming further the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Towards a Global System for the Continuous Control of Sources throughout Their Life Cycle, held in Bordeaux, France, from 27 June to 1 July 2005, to the activities of the Agency on these issues, Mindful of the need for addressing, within the United Nations framework and through international cooperation, this rising concern for international security, 1. Calls upon Member States to support international efforts to prevent the acquisition and use by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources, and, if necessary, suppress such acts, in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law; Urges Member States to take and strengthen national measures, as 2. appropriate, to prevent the acquisition and use by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources as well as terrorist attacks on nuclear plants and facilities which would result in radioactive releases, and, if necessary, suppress such acts, in particular by taking effective measures to account for, secure and physically protect such highrisk materials in accordance with their international obligations; Invites all Member States that have not yet done so to sign and ratify the 3. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism;1 4. Invites Member States to support and endorse the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance the safety and security of radioactive sources, as described in the Agency’s Nuclear Security Plan for 2006–2009,5 urges all States to work towards following the guidance contained in the Agency Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources,3 _______________ 4 GOV/2001/29-GC(45)/12, attachment. See GC(49)/17. 6 See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Forty-ninth Regular Session, 26–30 September 2005 (GC(49)/RES/DEC(2005)). 5 2