A/RES/75/84
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
the Conference undertook to make determined efforts towards the achievement of the
goal of universality of the Treaty, called upon those remaining States not parties to
the Treaty to accede to it, thereby accepting an international legally binding
commitment not to acquire nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices and to
accept Agency safeguards on all their nuclear activities, and underlined the necessity
of universal adherence to the Treaty and of strict compliance by all parties with their
obligations under the Treaty,
Recalling the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and
Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on 11 May 1995, in which the
Conference noted with concern the continued existence in the Middle East of
unsafeguarded nuclear facilities, reaffirmed the importance of the early realization of
universal adherence to the Treaty, and called upon all States in the Middle East that
had not yet done so, without exception, to accede to the Treaty as soon as possible
and to place all their nuclear facilities under full-scope Agency safeguards,
Acknowledging that, in the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of
the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 4 the
Conference emphasized the importance of a process leading to full implementation
of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East and decided, inter alia, that the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations and the co-sponsors of the 1995 resolution, in
consultation with the States of the region, would convene a conference in 2012, to be
attended by all States of the Middle East, on the establishment of a Middle East zone
free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, on the basis of
arrangements freely arrived at by the States of the region, and with the full support
and engagement of the nuclear-weapon States,
Expressing regret and concern that the conference was not convened in 2012 as
mandated and that little progress has been achieved towards the implementation of
the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension
Conference of the Parties to the Treaty,
Noting, in this context, the relevant resolutions of the League of Arab States
aiming at the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all
other weapons of mass destruction,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General, 5
Recalling that Israel remains the only State in the Middle East that has not yet
become a party to the Treaty,
Concerned about the threats posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons to
the security and stability of the Middle East region,
Stressing the importance of taking confidence-building measures, in particular the
establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, in order to enhance
peace and security in the region and to consolidate the global non-proliferation regime,
Emphasizing the need for all parties directly concerned to seriously consider
taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal
to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East in accordance
with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and, as a means of promoting
this objective, inviting the countries concerned to adhere to the Treaty and, pending
the establishment of the zone, to agree to place all their nuclear activities under
Agency safeguards,
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2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, Final Document, vols. I–III (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. I), NPT/CONF.2010/50
(Vol. II) and NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. III)).
A/75/182 (Part II).
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