A/RES/79/38 GA

United Nations A/RES/79/38 General Assembly Distr.: General 9 December 2024 24-23055 (E) *2423055* Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 98 (pp) General and complete disarmament: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2024 [on the report of the First Committee (A/79/408, para. 114)] 79/38. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 72/31 of 4 December 2017, 73/48 of 5 December 2018, 74/41 of 12 December 2019, 75/40 of 7 December 2020, 76/34 of 6 December 2021, 77/54 of 7 December 2022 and 78/35 of 4 December 2023, 1. Recalls the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 1 on 7 July 2017; 2. Welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty on 22 January 2021; 3. Notes that the Treaty has been open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York since 20 September 2017; 4. Welcomes that already 94 States had signed the Treaty and 73 States had become parties to it as at 14 October 2024, and also welcomes ongoing universalization efforts; 5. Recalls the adoption of the Vienna Action Plan at the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held in Vienna, Austria, from 21 to 23 June 2022;2 6. Welcomes the convening of the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 27 November to 1 December 2023, which examined the status and implementation of the Treaty and considered the progress towards achieving its objectives, purpose, and the goal of a world free from nuclear weapons, as well as the implementation of the Vienna Action Plan; __________________ 1 A/CONF.229/2017/8. 2 TPNW/MSP/2022/6, annex II. A/RES/79/38 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 24-23055 2/2 7. Also welcomes the decisions taken at the second Meeting of States Parties,3 including the adoption of the declaration entitled “Our commitment to upholding the prohibition of nuclear weapons and averting their catastrophic consequences”, as well as the ongoing informal intersessional work to implement the Treaty and the Vienna Action Plan; 8. Further welcomes the participation of States signatories, as well as of other States not party to the Treaty, the relevant entities of the United Nations system, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and relevant non-governmental organizations at the second Meeting of States Parties as observers; 9. Welcomes the ongoing work of the Treaty’s Scientific Advisory Group and its report on the status and developments regarding nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon risks, the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament and related issues;4 10. Confirms that the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 7 March 2025; 11. Expresses its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his support provided to date, and requests him to render the necessary assistance and to provide such services, as may be required, for the third Meeting of States Parties and its informal intersessional process; 12. Calls upon all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date; 13. Calls upon those States in a position to do so to promote adherence to the Treaty and its norms and underlying rationale through bilateral, subregional, regional and multilateral contacts, outreach and other means; 14. Requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to report to the General Assembly at its eightieth session on the status of signature and ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Treaty; 15. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”. 43rd plenary meeting 2 December 2024 __________________ 3 See TPNW/MSP/2023/14. 4 TPNW/MSP/2023/8.

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