Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

TREATIES CONCERNIGN INTERNATIONAL LAW CONCLUDED

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED INTERGOVERMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations

   1. FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE 1995 REVIEW AND EXTENSION CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.1 DONE AT NEW YORK ON 11 MAY 1995 OF THE 1995.2

      1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

      FINAL DOCUMENT

      PART I

      Organization and work of the Conference3 New York, 1995

      Contents

      Introduction

      Organization of the Conference

      Participation in the Conference

      Financial arrangements

      Work of the Conference

      Documentation

      Conclusions of the Conference

      Annex. Decisions and resolution adopted by the Conference

      Introduction

   1. At its forty-seventh session, the General Assembly of the United Nations, in its resolution 47/52 A of 9 December 1992, took note of the decision of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, following appropriate consultations, to form a preparatory committee for a conference to review the operation of the Treaty and to decide on its extension, as called for in article X, paragraph 2, and also as provided for in article VIII, paragraph 3, of the Treaty.

   2. The preparatory Committee held four sessions: the first in New York from 10 to 14 May 1993, the second in New York from 17 to 21 January 1994,

      the third in Geneva from 12 to 16 September 1994 and the fourth in New York from 23 to 27 January 1995. Progress reports on the first three sessions of the Committee were issued as documents NPT/CONF. 1995/PC.I/2, NPT/ CONF.1995/PC.II/3 and NPT/CONF.1995/PC.III/15, respectively.

   3. Pursuant to the request of the Preparatory Committee, the United Nations Secretariat, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean and the South Pacific Forum prepared a number of background papers, which were submitted to the Conference as background documents as follows:

      (a) By the United Nations Secretariat:

      Developments since the Fourth Review Conference of the Parties tot the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons towards the realization of the purposes of the tenth preambular paragraph of the Treaty (NPT/Conf.1995/2)

      Implementation of articles I and II of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/CONF.1995/3)

      Developments since the Fourth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons relating to article VI of the Treaty (NPT/CONF.1995/4)

      Implementation of article VII of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/CONF.1995/5 and Corr.1)

      Developments with regard to effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons (NPT/CONF.1995/6)

      Other activities relevant to article III (NPT/CONF.1995/7/Part II) (b) By the International Atomic Energy Agency:

      Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency relevant to article III of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/ CONF.1995/7/Part I)

      Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency relevant to article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/ CONF.1995/8)

      Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency relevant to article V of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/ CONF.1995/9)

      (c) By the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons—in Latin America and the Caribbean:

      Memorandum from the General Secretariat of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean prepared for the 1995 Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/CONF.1995/10 and Add.1) (d) By the South Pacific Forum secretariat:

      South Pacific Nuclear-Free-Zone Treaty (NPT/CONF.1995/11)

   4. The final report of the Preparatory Committee for the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation

      of Nuclear Weapons (NPT/Conf.1995/1 and Corr.1) was issued as a document of the Conference prior to its Conference, a proposed allocation of items to the Main Committees of the Conference, the draft rules of procedure and a schedule for the division of costs of the Conference.

      Organization of the Conference

   5. In accordance with the decision of the Preparatory Committee, the Conference was convened on 17 April 1995 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. After the opening of the Conference by Mr. Pasi Patokallio (Fin-land), Chairman of the fourth session of the Preparatory Committee, the Conference elected by acclamation as its President Mr. Jayantha Dhanapla (Sri Lanka). The Conference also unanimously confirmed the nomination of Mr. Prvoslav Davinic, Director of the United Nations Centre for Disarmament Affairs, as Secretary-General of the Conference.

   6. At the same meeting, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Mr. Hans Blix, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, addressed the Conference. Mr. Warren Christopher, Secretary of State of the United Sates of America, welcomed the participants on behalf of the host country.

   7. At the opening meeting, the Conference adopted its agenda and the allocation of items to the Main Committees of the Conference as proposed by the Preparatory Committee (NPT/CONF.1995/1 and Corr.1).

   8. At its 16th plenary meeting, on 10 May 1995, the Conference adopted the rules of procedure (NPT/CONF.1995/28).

   9. The rules of procedure provided for the establishment of three Main Committees, a General Committee, a Drafting Committee and a Credentials Committee.

   10. The Conference unanimously elected the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the three Main Committees, the Drafting Committee and the Credentials Committee, as follows:

       Main Committee I Chairman Mr. Isaac E. Ayewah (Nigeria)

       Vice-Chairman Mr. Richard Starr (Australia) Vice-Chairman Mr. Anatolia M. Zlenko (Ukraine) Main Committee II Chairman Mr. Andre Erdos (Hungary)

       Vice-Chairman Mr. Enrique de la Torre (Argentina) Vice-Chariman Mr. Rajab Sukayri (Jordan)

       Main Committee III Chairman Mr. Jaap Ramaker (Netherlands)

       Vice-Chariman Mr. Yanko Yanes (Bulgaria) Vice-Chariman Mr. Gustavo Alvarez Goyoaga (Uruguay) Drafting Committee Chairman Mr. Tadeusz Strulak (Poland)

       Vice-Chariman Mr. Nabil Fahmy (Egypt) Vice-Chariman Mr. Pasi Patokallio (Finland) Credentials Committee Chairman Mr. Andelfo Garcia (Colombia)

       Vice-Chariman Mr. Alyaksandr Sychou (Belarus) Vice-Chariman Ms. Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes

       (United States of America)

   11. The Conference also unanimously elected 33 Vice-Presidents from the following States parties: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America and Venezuela.

   12. The Conference appointed representatives from the following states parties as members of the Credentials Committee: Armenia, Germany, Italy, Lesotho, Lithuania and Myanmar.

       Participation in the Conference

   13. One hundred and seventy-five States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons participated in the Conference as follows: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic f Korea, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

   14. In accordance with subparagraph 1(a) of rule 44, 10 States not parties to the Treaty, namely Angola, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Djibouti, Israel, Oman, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu, attended the Conference as observers.

   15. In accordance with subparagraph 1(b) of rule 44, Palestine was granted observer status.

   16. The United Nations...