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A/RES/80/54 GA

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

80
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119
Yes
45
No
12
Abstentions
Draft symbol A/C.1/80/L.18
Adopted symbol A/RES/80/54
Category POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
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UN Document A/RES/80/54 ↗

Vote Recorded VoteA/80/PV.52 Dec. 1, 2025

1 surprising vote — country whose ideal point predicts the opposite position.

— Abstain (12)
✗ No (45)
Absent (17)
✓ Yes (119)
Full text of resolution OCR extract — may contain errors
United Nations A/RES/80/54 General Assembly Distr.: General 5 December 2025 25-19999 (E) *2519999* Eightieth session Agenda item 99 (hh) General and complete disarmament: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 December 2025 [on the report of the First Committee (A/80/534, para. 7)] 80/54. 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, 78/35 of 4 December 2023 and 79/38 of 2 December 2024, 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 95 States had signed the Treaty and 74 States had become Parties to it as at 10 October 2025, 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 third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 7 March 2025, which examined the status and implementation of the Treaty and considered the progress towards achieving its objectives, purpose and the _______________ 1 A/CONF.229/2017/8. 2 TPNW/MSP/2022/6, annex II. A/RES/80/54 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 25-19999 2/2 goal of a world free from nuclear weapons, as well as the implementation of the Vienna Action Plan; 7. Also welcomes the decisions taken at the third Meeting of States Parties, 3 including the adoption of the declaration entitled “Strengthening our commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons amid the rising global instability”, as well as the ongoing informal intersessional work to implement the Treaty, the Vienna Action Plan and the Treaty’s underlying rationale regarding the humanitarian consequences and risks of nuclear weapons and the resulting security concerns; 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 third Meeting of States Parties as observers; 9. Welcomes the ongoing work of the Treaty’s Scientific Advisory Group and the update to 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 first Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 30 November to 4 December 2026; 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 first Review Conference 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 eighty-first 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 eighty-first session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”. 52nd plenary meeting 1 December 2025 _______________ 3 See TPNW/MSP/2025/11/Rev.1. 4 TPNW/MSP/2025/WP.5.
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