UN General Assembly
1995

the field of disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, particularly in the field of nuclear weapons. The end of the bipolar world based on hostile camps has removed the impediments to pursuing the goal of nuclear disarmament. Yet the goal remains elusive. It is incomprehensible why commitments cannot be translated into reality. The agreements reached on the reduction of strategic arms still fall far short of the expectations raised by the end of the cold war. The world should resolve to remove the scourge of nuclear weapons from the face of this earth. Until nuclear disarmament is realized, the nuclear- weapon States should give unconditional security assurances to the non-nuclear-weapon States. In this context, the Conference on Disarmament should establish an ad hoc committee right at the beginning of 1996 to negotiate a legally binding convention on security assurances. The Conference on Disarmament should also continue its work on a comprehensive test-ban treaty for its early conclusion. Parallel to all these global efforts, regional avenues should be promoted for nuclear non-proliferation. The concept of nuclear-weapon-free zones is finally being