Resolution 49/78
(December 15, 1994)
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind the relevant United Nations resolutions,
Taking note of the relevant resolutions adopted by the General
Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the latest of which is
GC(XXXVIII)/RES/21 of 23 September 1994,
See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions
of the General Conference, Thirty-eighth Regular Session, 19-23
September 1994 (GC(XXXVIII)/RES/DEC/(1994)). 95-76057 and noting the
danger of nuclear proliferation, especially in areas of tension,
Cognizant that the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the region of
the Middle East would pose a serious threat to international peace and
security,
Aware of the importance that all nuclear facilities in the region be
placed under full-scope safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
Encouraged by the recent positive developments in the Middle East peace
process, which would be further strengthened by States of the region
undertaking practical confidence-building measures in order to consolidate the
non-proliferation regime,
1. Calls upon Israel and all other States of the region that
are not yet party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 729, No. 10485. not
to develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, to renounce
possession of nuclear weapons and to accede to the Treaty;
2. Calls upon the States of the region that have not done so
to place all their nuclear facilities under full-scope safeguards of the
International Atomic Energy Agency as an important confidence-building
measure among all States of the region and as a step towards enhancing
peace and security;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly
at its fiftieth session on the implementation of the present resolution;
4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth
session an item entitled "The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle
East."
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