Disarmament and International
Security Committee
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
The First Committee,
Recalling its resolutions 51/53 of 10 December 1996 and 56/17 of 29 November 2001 and all
its other relevant resolutions, as well as those of the Organization of African Unity and of the
African Union,
Recalling further the Cairo Declaration adopted on that occasion, 2in which it was
emphasized that nuclear-weapon-free zones, especially in regions of tension, such as the
Middle East, enhance global and regional peace and security,
Recalling the statement made by the President of the Security Council on behalf of the
members of the Council on 12 April 1996, in which the Council affirmed that the signature of
the Treaty constituted an important contribution by the African countries to the maintenance
of international peace and security,
1) Recalls with satisfaction the entry into force of the African Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) on 15 July 2009;
2) Calls upon African States that have not yet done so to sign and ratify the Treaty as
soon as possible;
3) Recalls the convening of the first Conference of States Parties to the African
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba), on 4 November 2010, the
second Conference of States Parties, on 12 and 13 November 2012, the third
Conference of States Parties, on 29 and 30 May 2014, and the fourth Conference of
States Parties, on 14 and 15 March 2018, all held in Addis Ababa;
4) Expresses its appreciation to the nuclear-weapon States that have signed the Protocols
to the Treaty1that concern them, and calls upon those that have not yet ratified the
Protocols that concern them to do so as soon as possible;
5) Calls upon the States contemplated in Protocol III to the Treaty that have not yet done
so to take all measures necessary to ensure the speedy application of the Treaty to
territories for which they are, de jure or de facto, internationally responsible and which
lie within the limits of the geographical zone established in the Treaty;
6) Calls upon the African States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons That have not yet done so to conclude comprehensive safeguards
agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency pursuant to the Treaty,
thereby satisfying the requirements of article 9 (b) and annex II to the Treaty of
Pelindaba, and encourages them to conclude additional protocols to their safeguards
agreements on the basis of the model protocol approved by the Board of Governors of
the Agency on 15 May 1997;
7) Expresses its gratitude to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency for the diligence with which they have rendered
effective assistance to the signatories to the Treaty;
