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Disarmament resolutions and decisions listed by chapter
such services as may be required for the 2015 NPT Review Conference and its
Preparatory Committee.
First Committee. Pakistan, which abstained in the vote, clarified that, as a
non-party to the NPT, it neither subscribed to, nor was bound by the conclusions,
decisions and follow-on actions of the NPT Review Conferences.
66/40. Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating
the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments
By this annual resolution, the General
Assembly reiterated that each article of the NPT
was binding on the States parties at all times and in
all circumstances and that all States parties should
be held fully accountable with respect to strict
compliance with their obligations under the Treaty,
and called upon all States to comply fully with
all decisions, resolutions and other commitments
made at Review Conferences.
Introduced by: New Zealand, on behalf
of the New Agenda Coalition (28 Oct.)
GA vote: 169-6-6; 170-1-7, o.p. 1;
168-4-3, o.p. 9 (2 Dec.)
1st Cttee vote: 160-6-4; 163-1-8, o.p. 1;
160-5-3, o.p. 9 (28 Oct.)
For text, sponsors and voting pattern, see
Yearbook, Part I, pp. 82-90.
The General Assembly called upon all NPT
States parties to work towards the full implementation of the resolution on the Middle
East adopted at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference, and recognized the
endorsement by the 2010 Review Conference of practical steps in a process leading
to the full implementation of the 1995 resolution, including the convening of a
conference in 2012, to be attended by all States of the region, on the establishment of
a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
The Assembly welcomed the recent appointment of a facilitator and designation of a
host Government.
The Assembly also stressed the importance of the fulfilment of the commitments
made by the nuclear-weapon States at the 2010 Review Conference to accelerate
concrete progress on the steps leading to nuclear disarmament, and recalled those
commitments as envisaged in action 5 of the 2010 Review Conference action plan,
which included, inter alia: to rapidly move towards an overall reduction in the global
stockpile of all types of nuclear weapons; to address the question of all nuclear
weapons regardless of their type or their location as an integral part of the general
nuclear disarmament process; and to discuss policies that could prevent the use of
nuclear weapons and eventually lead to their elimination, lessen the danger of nuclear
war and contribute to the non-proliferation and disarmament of nuclear weapons.
The General Assembly called upon all NPT States parties to implement all
elements of the 2010 Review Conference action plan in a faithful and timely manner
so that progress across all of the pillars of the Treaty could be realized.
First Committee. The following two States made general statements before
the vote:
• New Zealand, speaking on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition (Brazil,
Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden and New Zealand), expressed
the commitment of the members of the Coalition to the NPT. It stated that with
the success of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, the draft resolution, like the
previous year’s, reflected the New Agenda Coalition’s focus on ensuring that the
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