Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 4 December 2017          [on the report of the First Committee (A/72/412)]        72/67. The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East        The General Assembly,     Bearing in mind its relevant resolutions, the latest of which is resolution 71/83  of 5 December 2016,    Taking note of the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Conference of  the International Atomic Energy Agency, the latest of which is resolution  GC(61)/RES/14, adopted on 21 September 2017,    Cognizant that the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the region of the Middle  East would pose a serious threat to international peace and security,    Mindful of the immediate need for placing all nuclear facilities in the region of  the Middle East under full-scope safeguards of the Agency,    Recalling  the  decision  on  principles  and  objectives  for  nuclear  non-proliferation and disarmament adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension  Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons on 11 May 1995,1 in which the Conference urged universal adherence to  the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons2 as an urgent priority and  called upon all States not yet parties to the Treaty to accede to it at the earliest date,  particularly those States that operate unsafeguarded nuclear facilities,    Recognizing with satisfaction that, in the Final Document of the 2000 Review  Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons,3 the Conference undertook to make determined efforts towards the  __________________    1  See 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation  of Nuclear Weapons, Final Document, Part I (NPT/CONF.1995/32 (Part I) and  NPT/CONF.1995/32 (Part I)/Corr.2), annex.    2  United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 729, No. 10485.    3  2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons, Final Document, vols. I–III (NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Parts I and II),  NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Part III) and NPT/CONF.2000/28 (Part IV)).   A/RES/72/67  The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East   17-21759  2/3    achievement of the goal of universality of the Treaty, called upon those remaining  States not parties to the Treaty to accede to it, thereby accepting an international  legally binding commitment not to acquire nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive  devices and to accept Agency safeguards on all their nuclear activities, and  underlined the necessity of universal adherence to the Treaty and of strict  compliance by all parties with their obligations under the Treaty,    Recalling the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and  Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on 11 May 1995,1 in which the  Conference noted with concern the continued existence in the Middle East of  unsafeguarded nuclear facilities, reaffirmed the importance of the early realization  of universal adherence to the Treaty, and called upon all States in the Middle East  that had not yet done so, without exception, to accede to the Treaty as soon as  possible and to place all their nuclear facilities under full-scope Agency safeguards,    Acknowledging that, in the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of  the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,4 the  Conference emphasized the importance of a process leading to full implementation  of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East and decided, inter alia, that the Secretary- General of the United Nations and the co-sponsors of the 1995 resolution, in  consultation with the States of the region, would convene a conference in 2012, to  be attended by all States of the Middle East, on the establishment of a Middle East  zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, on the  basis of arrangements freely arrived at by the States of the region, and with the full  support and engagement of the nuclear-weapon States,    Expressing regret and concern that the conference was not convened in 2012  as mandated and that little progress has been achieved towards the implementation  of the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension  Conference of the Parties to the Treaty,    Noting, in this context, the relevant resolutions of the League of Arab States  aiming at the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all  other weapons of mass destruction,    Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General,5     Recalling that Israel remains the only State in the Middle East that has not yet  become a party to the Treaty,    Concerned about the threats posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons to  the security and stability of the Middle East region,    Stressing the importance of taking confidence-building measures, in particular  the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, in order to  enhance peace and security in the region and to consolidate the global  non-proliferation regime,    Emphasizing the need for all parties directly concerned to seriously consider  taking the practical and urgent steps required for the implementation of the proposal  to establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East in  accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and, as a means  of promoting this objective, inviting the countries concerned to adhere to the Treaty  __________________    4  2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons, Final Document, vols. I–III (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. I),  NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. II) and NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. III)).    5  A/72/340 (Part II).   The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East  A/RES/72/67   3/3  17-21759    and, pending the establishment of the zone, to agree to place all their nuclear  activities under Agency safeguards,    Noting that 183 States have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban  Treaty,6 including a number of States in the region,    1.  Recalls the conclusions on the Middle East of the 2010 Review  Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons,7 and calls for the speedy and full implementation of the commitments  contained therein;    2.  Stresses that the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995  Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty1 is an essential  element of the outcome of the 1995 Conference and of the basis on which the Treaty  was indefinitely extended without a vote in 1995;    3.  Reiterates that the resolution on the Middle East adopted by the 1995  Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty remains valid until its  goals and objectives are achieved;    4.  Calls for immediate steps towards the full implementation of that  resolution;    5.  Reaffirms the importance of Israel’s accession to the Treaty on the  Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons2 and placement of all its nuclear facilities  under comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards, in realizing  the goal of universal adherence to the Treaty in the Middle East;    6.  Calls upon that State to accede to the Treaty without further delay, not to  develop, produce, test or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons, to renounce possession  of nuclear weapons and to place all its unsafeguarded nuclear facilities under full- scope Agency safeguards as an important confidence-building measure among all  States of the region and as a step towards enhancing peace and security;    7.  Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its  seventy-third session on the implementation of the present resolution;    8.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session  the item entitled “The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East”.    62nd plenary meeting   4 December 2017    __________________    6  See resolution 50/245 and A/50/1027.    7  2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear  Weapons, Final Document, vol. I (NPT/CONF.2010/50 (Vol. I)), part I, Conclusions and  recommendations for follow-on actions, sect. IV.