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Resolutions adopted on the reports of the First Committee 47 Reiterating its firm conviction that, for the maximum effectiveness of any treaty establishing a nuclear- weapon-free zone, the co-operation of the nuclear- weapon States is necessary and that such co-operation should take the form of commitments likewise under- taken in a formal international instrument which is legally binding, such as a treaty, convention or pro- tocol, Recalling with particular satisfaction that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, France and the People's Republic of China are already parties to Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), Noting that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty- second session a draft resolution, in which it is "sol- emnly urged" that: "All non-nuclear-weapon States should establish nuclear-weapon-free zones, which may cover entire continents or large geographical areas, as well as groups of States or individual States, and nuclear States should respect the status of such nuclear-free zones;",13 1. Again urges the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics to sign and ratify Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America ( Treaty of Tlatelolco) ; 2. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session an item entitled "Implementation of General Assembly resolution 32/79 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) ". 100th plenary meeting 12 December 1977 32/80. Effective measures to implement the purposes and objectives of the Disarma- ment Decade The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2602 E (XXIV) of 16 De- cember 1969, in which it declared the decade of the 1970s the Disarmament Decade and envisaged a link between the Disarmament Decade and the Second United Nations Development Decade, Also recalling its resolution 31/68 of 10 December 1976, in which it reaffirmed the purposes and objec- tives of the Disarmament Decade, and its resolution 31/189 B of 21 December 1976, in which it decided to convene a special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, Deploring that these purposes and objectives have not been fulfilled in terms of effective disarmament agreements and that the arms race, especially the nu- clear arms race, continues unabated, Deeply concerned at the continued wastage of re- sources on armaments and the consequent detrimental effect on international security and the achievement of the objectives of the new international economic order, 13 A/C.1/32/L.2, para. 6. For the printed text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, An- nexes, agenda item 127, document A/32/242, annex II. Reaffirming the incompatibility between the unbridled arms race and the will of the international community, proclaimed and repeatedly reaffirmed, to promote healthy economic co-operation among all States, Convinced that the peaceful use of the human and material resources allocated every year to the manu- facture of armaments of all kinds will have very positive effects for the future of mankind, Believing that the aid made available to developing countries, in all its forms, will serve its purpose only in a healthy, peaceful atmosphere characterized by mutual respect, Affirming the urgent need for the promotion of nego- tiations on effective measures for the cessation of the arms race, especially in the nuclear field, for the re- duction of military expenditures and for general and complete disarmament, Having considered the report of the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, 14 1. Takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament to set up an ad hoe working group to elaborate a comprehensive pro- gramme for disarmament; 2. Requests the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament to continue its work on this subject and to submit a progress report to the General Assembly at its_ special session devoted to disarmament, to be held m May and June 1978; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament all documents relating to the consideration of this item by the General Assembly at its thirty-second session; 4. Calls upon Member States and the Secretary- General to intensify their efforts in support of the link between disarmament and development, envisaged in General Assembly resolution 2602 E (XXIV) on the Disarmament Decade, so as to promote disarmament negotiations and to ensure that the human and material resources freed by disarmament are used to promote economic and social development, particularly in the developing countries; 5. Urges that the unparalleled technical possibili- ties now available to mankind should be exploited for the purpose of combating poverty, ignorance, disease and hunger throughout the world; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session the item entitled "Effective meas- ures to implement the purposes and objectives of the Disarmament Decade". 100th plenary meeting 12 December 1977 32/81. Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/70 of 10 December 1976, in which it reiterated its conviction that the establish- ment of nuclear-weapon-free zones could make a great contribution to the security of States in such zones and to the prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons, 14 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/32/27).

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