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The Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
December 3, 2024
On December 3 (December 2 local time), the draft resolution entitled “Steps to building a common roadmap towards a world without nuclear weapons”, submitted by Japan, was adopted with the support of 152 countries in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
- This draft resolution was adopted in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly on November 2 (November 1 local time). The Government of Japan, cognizant of the need to present a way forward for realistic and practical measures to achieve a world without nuclear weapons, calls on the implementation of concrete measures based on “Hiroshima Action Plan," presented by Japan, including the continuation of the non-use of nuclear weapons, enhancement of transparency measures, the early start of negotiations on FMCT (Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty) as well as disarmament and non-proliferation education to improve understanding of the realities of the atomic bombings, taking into account maintaining and strengthening the NPT, the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament architecture.
- This year’s draft resolution was adopted with broad support from states including nuclear-weapon-States such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom as well as many non-nuclear-weapon States, against the backdrop of not only widening division within the international community over approaches to nuclear disarmament but also the aggravating security environment. Through this resolution, Japan will continue to spare no efforts to enhance the momentum of the international community to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and steadily advance realistic and practical efforts in this regard.
(Reference1) Results of the voting for the adoption of the draft resolution in the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
- Affirmative votes:
- 152
- Negative votes:
- 6
- Abstentions:
- 28
(Reference2) Results of the voting for the adoption of the draft resolution in the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
- Affirmative votes:
- 145
- Negative votes:
- 6
- Abstentions:
- 29
(Reference3)Attachment
