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By a recorded vote of 118in favour to 50against, with 14abstentions, the Committee approved L.57 as a whole. Affirmsthe urgent need for all States in the Middle East to forthwith accept the application of full-scope Agency safeguards to all their nuclear activities as an important confidence-building measure among all States in the region and as a step in enhancing peace and security in the context of the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone (NWFZ); 3. The consecutive failure to adopt a substantive outcome at the ninth and tenth NPT Review Conferences is a cause for great concern. Notingthat Israel remains the only State in the Middle East that has not yet become party to the Treaty. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. The region is facing a double standard, which is not ideal for concluding such a zone. Apart from the material forwarded by the International Atomic Energy Agency (see annex), the Secretary-General has not received any additional information since the submission of his most recent report on the subject (A/60/126 (Part II)) to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. AS DELIVERED. Introduced by Myanmar, the draft (document A/C.1/77/L.42) required four separate recorded votes before the whole was adopted by vote of 118 in favour to 42 against, with 20 abstentions. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly, [on the report of the First Committee (A/60/466)], 60/92. From Seoul to Warsaw, Belarus and beyond, more nations are looking to acquire or host nuclear arms from the US, Russia and possibly Iran down the road. Malaysia welcomes preambular paragraph14 on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; however, it cannot be a panacea or remedy to the text as a whole. On resolution L.17 on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, China endorses the Treaty, however the nuclear disarmament process contained therein is devoid of an understanding of the current security reality and he cannot accept it. Recallingthe decision on principles and objectives for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 11 May 1995,2in which the Conference urged universal adherence to the Treaty3as an urgent priority and called upon all States not yet parties to the Treaty to accede to it at the earliest date, particularly those States that operate unsafeguarded nuclear facilities, Recognizing with satisfactionthat, in the Final Document of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 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,4. Four countries abstained: the United States, Cameron, Comoros and Tanzania. It is very unfortunate that this long-standing practice was broken due to one-sided action by the Arab Group, which embarked on a process that altered the status quo and forced Israel to dissociate itself with the draft resolution. NEW DIRECTIONS IN ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT. Israel must dispose of all its nuclear weapons and place its nuclear sites under the International Atomic Energy Agencys purview, the United Nations General Assemblys First Committee stated in an initial 152-5 vote. 'The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction' was held between November 14-18, with the sole purpose of creating new standards of accountability that, as should have always been the case, be applied equally to all Middle Eastern countries. Next, the Committee considered the draft resolution Follow up to the advisory opinion of the international Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons (document A/C.1/77/L.22), by which the Assembly would call on all States to immediately engage in multilateral negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament, including under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Four of the five cases of serious violations of the NPT took place in the Middle East since its entry into force, she explained. Acting without a vote it approved the draft resolution Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (document A/C.1/77/L.49). 50/73. In short, Pakistan does not support these two resolutions. The representative of China said that his statement is intended to show the logic behind his countrys vote. Calls upon all other States, especially those with a special responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, to render all assistance to the Director General by facilitating the implementation of this resolution; and. Given the inadequate attention on the issue in the two consecutive NPT Review Conferences and the frequent negative votes by the Israeli regime against the draft proposal, it is crystal clear that the situation has changed. He is also unable to vote for operative paragraph9, as it would endanger the NPTs integrity without mentioning nuclear disarmament. On L.61 Steps to building a common road map towards a world without nuclear weapons, he said the draft final document of the Tenth NPT Review Conference was far from balanced and cannot be used as a basis for reference. The resolution demonstrates a commitment to achieving the NPTs articleVI obligations to pursue in good faith on effective measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament. Its unconditional non-first use and negative security assurances policy has been his countrys contribution to the world. He cannot support operative paragraph1, as it fails to adequately reflect the existential threat nuclear weapons pose to humanity. The Committee also retained operative paragraph 6 by a recorded vote of 163in favour to 2 against (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, India), with 6abstentions (Bhutan, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria), by which the Assembly would urge all States to sign and ratify the Treaty, particularly those whose ratification is needed for its entry into force. By William C. Foster. For this reason, he will vote no on draft decision L.38. He hopes it garners the broadest possible support. The vote was 147 "yes" votes, 6 "no" votes (Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Namibia, Palau, United States), and 21 . The Committee then turned to draft resolution L.2, on the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. Explaining their votes were representatives of South Africa, United States, Israel, Russian Federation, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, China, Pakistan, France, India, Malaysia, Iran and Syria. 2See1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Final Document, Part I(NPT/CONF.1995/32 (Part I) and Corr.2), annex. The Committee then took up the draft resolution, entitled Nuclear Disarmament (document A/C.1/77/L.42), by which the Assembly would urge nuclear-weapon States to stop qualitative improvement and development of nuclear warheads, deactivate and reduce their nuclear weapons, and agree to a no-first use legally binding instrument. He urged the United States to abandon its cold war mentality and adopt a responsible nuclear policy. It is a step in the wrong direction and sets back the nuclear disarmament agenda. July 1965. On L.30, the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty resolution, he supports those countries sovereign rights to decide on a nuclear-weapon-free zone and will respect it. Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, in his statement to the September 2003 IAEA . Foremost among them is Iran's nuclear escalations, including actions with no credible civilian justification, as called for. He cannot support operative paragraph4, which may be misleading in the global trend on stockpiles. The Committee approved L.52 as a whole, by a recorded vote of 179in favour to 1against (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea), with 5abstentions (India, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria). Some nuclear-weapon States, as mentioned in preambular paragraph6, does not correctly describe the concern of non-nuclear-weapon States correctly. It would, by its terms, have the Assembly welcome the Treaty and its Protocol, by which the Central Asian States are obligated to strengthen nuclear security, and prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials and counter nuclear terrorism in the region. The representative of India, on L.2 concerning the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, said its focus should be limited to the region it addresses. The Committee then approved the draft resolution on negative security assurances, L.36 by a recorded vote of120 in favour to none against, with64 abstentions. Welcomesthe conclusions on the Middle East of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;6. Robert Leroy Knudsen. It should dismantle its offensive weapons already deployed or under development. The resolution, submitted by Egypt and supported by all members of the Abraham Accords, called on Israel to "accede to the Treaty without further delay" and . In New York on Monday, 153 countries called exclusively on Israel to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty and renounce. By a recorded vote of 115in favour to 38against, with 11abstentions, the Committee retained operative paragraph2, by which the Assembly would call on all States to immediately engage in multilateral negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament, including under the Treaty. The international community faces serious divergences to approach and a lack of mutual confidence, making it extremely difficult to advance to a world without those weapons. Another 24 countries abstained, including European Union members. Indeed, it lacks a fundamental understanding that nuclear disarmament should take place in the context of general and complete disarmament. Bearing in mindits relevant resolutions, Taking noteof the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the latest of which is resolution GC(49)/RES/15 adopted on 30 September 2005,1. The Committee then approved the draft resolution on the eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT and its Preparatory Committee, L.45/Rev.1, by a recorded vote of 175in favour to noneagainst, with 3abstentions (India, Israel, Pakistan). According to a draft resolution on the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East (document A/59/462 ), the Assembly, noting that Israel remained the only State in the Middle. The draft asks all nuclear-weapon States to take effective disarmament measures to eliminate all nuclear weapons at the earliest possible date. By its terms, the Assembly would support the speedy establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 60/92. Calls upon all parties directly concerned to consider seriously taking the practical and appropriate steps required for the implementation of the proposal to establish a mutually and effectively verifiable NWFZ in the region, and invitesthe countries concerned which have not yet done so to adhere to international non-proliferation regimes, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, as a means of complementing participation in a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and of strengthening peace and security in the region; 4. The Committee next considered draft resolution Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons (document A/C.1/77/L.57), by which the Assembly would reiterate its request to the Conference on Disarmament to commence negotiations in order to reach an agreement on an international convention prohibiting the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances. The resolution was adopted with 89 votes in favour, 2 against and 3 abstentions (roll call vote). Concernedabout the threats posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons to the security and stability of the Middle East region. Even more troubling, some officials in the region made public comments that question their commitment to their State's NPT obligations. The resolution largely targets Israel, which is believed to be one of only nine nations to possess nuclear weapons. 4 See 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Final Document, vol. I (NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Parts I and II)), part I, section entitled Article IX. Prior to approving the draft as a whole, the Committee retained preambular paragraph11 by a recorded vote of 112in favour to 39against, with 13abstentions. The post-Cold War non . The five nations that opposed Fridays resolution on the risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East were: Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau and the United States. The draft resolution is based on the previous resolutions on the item, adopted without a vote and contains only technical updates. He introduced the draft resolution entitled Follow up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons (document A/C.1/77/L.22). Mongolia considers nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation and complete elimination of the nuclear weapons and the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones to be the best and most effective means of building a world free of nuclear weapons. The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. The Middle East faces significant nuclear proliferation risks. Preambular paragraph11 fails to highlight the particular responsibility of nuclear-weapon States. not "develop, produce, test or ot In a debate on the matter earlier this month, an Israeli deputy ambassador to the UN Michal Maayan said the NPT is only as relevant as the level of compliance and is not a remedy for the unique security challenges of the Middle East. (c)Concernedby the grave consequences, endangering peace and security, of the presence in the Middle East region of nuclear activities not wholly devoted to peaceful purposes. Among its other provisions, the text calls for the immediate commencement of negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament to ban the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, and the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The representative of Chad raised a point of order indicating that he had not co-sponsored L.17. Israel attaches high importance to the non-proliferation regime. (g)Recallingits resolution GC(49)/RES/15. He said that the topic is extremely sensitive for many countries and requires extremely careful and well calibrated treatment. Regarding L.17 on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, she said that it was the first legally binding instrument that stressed the illegal nature of those weapons. It would call on those nuclear-weapon States that have not yet ratified the Protocols to the Treaty that concern them to do so as soon as possible, and upon the States contemplated in ProtocolIII to ensure the speedy application of the Treaty to territories for which they are, de jure or de facto, internationally responsible and which lie within the limits of the geographical zone established in the Treaty. The Committee retained the operative paragraph5 by a recorded vote of 160in favour to 1against (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea), with 9abstentions (Bhutan, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria) abstentions. She will not support, nor ratify or sign the Treaty. aThe resolution was adopted with 89 votes in favour, 2 against and 3 abstentions (roll call vote). Reaffirmsthe importance of Israels accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons3 and placement of all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in realizing the goal of universal adherence to the Treaty in the Middle East; 3. Four draft resolutions on nuclear-weapon-free zones were approved without a vote: Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (document A/C.1/77/L.16), Mongolias international security and nuclear-weapon-free status (document A/C.1/77/L.19), African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (document A/C.1/77/L.30) and Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (document A/C.1/77/L.49). The representative of Malaysia, on L.61, said his delegation is not able to support the draft as a whole. Israel has never admitted to having such weapons. Recent events demonstrate the continued salience of the Courts opinion more than a quarter-century after it was rendered. The proposal to create a MENWFZ is longstanding and over 44 years old. By its terms, the Assembly would reaffirm the vital importance of the entry into force of the Test-Ban Treaty as a core element of the international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime, including specific actions to be taken in support of its entry into force. Acting without a vote, the Committee approved draft resolution L.13 on the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco), by which the Assembly would encourage States parties to Additional ProtocolsI andII to the Treaty to review their interpretive declarations in line with the Final Document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, reaffirming the legitimate interests of the States that comprise the nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region in receiving full and unequivocal security assurances from the nuclear-weapon States. According to that provision, the Assembly would urge all States to sign and ratify the Treaty, particularly those whose ratification is needed for its entry into force. The Committee next turned to preambular paragraph8 of the text, by which the Assembly would recall the Final Declaration adopted by the twelfth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Test-Ban Treaty, as well as the joint statement by the Friends of the Treaty. Cherry picking from it is inadvisable. (e)Recognizingthat full realization of these objectives would be promoted by the participation of all States of the region, (f)Commendingthe efforts of the Agency concerning the application of safeguards in the Middle East and the positive response of most States in concluding a full-scope safeguards agreement, and. 1. The momentum must be reinvigorated despite of or because of the very difficult circumstances. The principle of non-first use is not credible during nuclear escalations. So, in 2022, the resolution realizes pragmatic actions reflecting valuable language and ideas from the tenth NPT Review Conference. Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone. The representative of Syria presented his explanation of vote regarding L.1, saying that the United States and Israel are obstacles to the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. The representative of Pakistan explained his vote on L.58 on reducing nuclear danger, and L.57 on the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons. that, in the Final Document of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 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. The Chair then suspended the meeting until Monday. 1. 4 min read. China has the ability and confidence to safeguard its national security interest. It is regrettable that consensus is no longer achievable on L.1 on establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. On L.19, Mongolias international security and nuclear-weapon-free status, he noted the many steps taken by Mongolia to reinforce its status and negative security assurances, and he respects its choice and status. Calls uponthat State to accede to the Treaty without further delay and not to develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, and to renounce possession of nuclear weapons, and to place all its unsafeguarded nuclear facilities under full-scope Agency safeguards as an important confidence-building measure among all States of the region and as a step towards enhancing peace and security; 4. The course will be instructed by renowned experts on WMD non-proliferation, arms control, disarmament, export controls, verification and related subjects from SIPRI and other European research centres, think tanks . The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 1995 Formats Add to Basket Details. (d)Welcomingthe initiatives regarding the establishment of a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, in the Middle East and earlier initiatives regarding arms control in the region. By a recorded vote of164 in favour to4 against (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, India, Israel, Pakistan), with7 abstentions (Bhutan, Cte dIvoire, Georgia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, United States), it decided to retain preambular paragraph5. The representative of Belarus, in a point of order, said he had wanted to abstain, but instead voted in favour of the draft resolution on reducing nuclear danger L.58. 1); (b)Reaffirmed the importance of Israels accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and placement of all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in realizing the goal of universal adherence to the Treaty in the Middle East (para. Iran must urgently cooperate with the Agency to resolve outstanding safeguards and concerns over possible undeclared nuclear material. 2); (c)Called upon that State to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons without further delay and not to develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, and to renounce possession of nuclear weapons, and to place all its unsafeguarded nuclear facilities under full-scope Agency safeguards as an important confidence-building measure among all States of the region and as a step towards enhancing peace and security (para. The vote was 160 in favour to 1 against (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea), with 9 abstentions (Bhutan, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria). 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