Adoption of the Draft Resolution on Nuclear Disarmament Submitted by Japan to the United Nations General Assembly

December 3, 2009
Japanese

On December 3 (Thu) (December 2 U.S. time) the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the draft resolution on nuclear disarmament ("Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons") which the Government of Japan submitted along with a record number of 87 co-sponsor nations. The draft resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority of 171 in favor to 2 againsts (the DPRK and India), with 8 abstentions (China, France, Iran, Israel, Myanmar, Pakistan, Cuba, Bhutan).
Considering the recent growing momentum for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, this year's draft resolution aims to share widely the determination for "a world without nuclear weapons" with an extensive number of UN member states. It also refers to the UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament that was held on September 24, as well as the importance of preventing nuclear terrorism. In addition, it incorporates a high evaluation of the constructive role of civil society in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
This resolution is one of the leading proactive measures toward nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation announced by Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan, at the UN Security Council Summit held in September 2009. As the only nation that has suffered from atomic bombings, Japan will strive through the concrete measures listed in this resolution in order to win even broader understanding of and support to its vision of realizing a peaceful and safe "world without nuclear weapons".

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