Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 72
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denuclearization of
the South Atlantic, 1/ adopted on 22 September 1994, at Brasilia,
by the third meeting of member States of the Zone of Peace and
Cooperation of the South Atlantic,
Determined to continue to contribute to the process of
general and complete disarmament, under effective international
control, in particular in the field of nuclear weapons and other
weapons of mass destruction, with a view to strengthening international
peace and security,
Stressing the growing importance of the symbiotic relationship
between disarmament and development in current international relations,
and recognizing the importance of promoting social and economic
development and international cooperation on the peaceful uses
of nuclear energy,
Recalling the principles and norms of international law
applicable to maritime space, in particular the use of the high
seas for peaceful purposes and the freedom of navigation and overflight,
Cognizant of the support received for the full entry into
force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in
Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) 2/ and
for the establishment of a nuclear- weapon-free zone in Africa,
1. Welcomes the commitment made by the States of the Zone
of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic to prevent the
proliferation of nuclear weapons, in accordance with internationally
recognized legal instruments;
2. Welcomes also the recent progress towards the full entry
into force of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for all States of Latin
America and the Caribbean, which will permit the consolidation
in the near future of the status of the whole region as a nuclear-weapon-free
zone;
3. Welcomes further the efforts made towards the implementation
of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa 3/ leading
to the conclusion of a treaty establishing a nuclear-weapon-free
zone in Africa;
4. Solemnly endorses the objective of the States of the
Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic to turn the
region of the South Atlantic into a nuclear-weapon-free zone;
5. Calls upon all States to cooperate fully for the achievement
of the objective of turning the region of the South Atlantic into
a nuclear- weapon-free zone.
90th plenary meeting
15 December 1994
1/ A/49/467, annex II.
2/ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 634, No. 9068.
3/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Twentieth Session,
Annexes, agenda item 105, document A/5975.