Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2009  [on the report of the First Committee (A/64/397)]  64/69. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty        The General Assembly,     Reiterating that the cessation of nuclear-weapon test explosions or any other  nuclear explosions constitutes an effective nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation  measure, and convinced that this is a meaningful step in the realization of a  systematic process to achieve nuclear disarmament,     Recalling that the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, adopted by its  resolution 50/245 of 10 September 1996, was opened for signature on 24 September  1996,    Stressing that a universal and effectively verifiable Treaty constitutes a  fundamental instrument in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation  and that, after more than twelve years, its entry into force is more urgent than ever  before,     Encouraged by the signing of the Treaty by one hundred and eighty-two  States, including forty-one of the forty-four needed for its entry into force, and  welcoming the ratification of one hundred and fifty States, including thirty-five of  the forty-four needed for its entry into force, among which there are three nuclear- weapon States,    Recalling its resolution 63/87 of 2 December 2008,     Welcoming the Joint Ministerial Statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty, adopted at the Ministerial Meeting held in New York on  24 September 2008,0F1    Welcoming also the Final Declaration of the Sixth Conference on Facilitating  the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, held in  New York on 24 and 25 September 2009, pursuant to article XIV of the Treaty, 1F2 and  noting the improved prospects for ratification in several Annex 2 countries,   _______________  1 A/63/634, annex.  2 See CTBT-Art.XIV/2009/6, annex.   A/RES/64/69  2    1.  Stresses the vital importance and urgency of signature and ratification,  without delay and without conditions, to achieve the earliest entry into force of the  Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; 2F3    2.  Welcomes the contributions by the States signatories to the work of the  Preparatory  Commission  for  the  Comprehensive  Nuclear-Test-Ban  Treaty  Organization, in particular its efforts to ensure that the Treaty’s verification regime  will be capable of meeting the verification requirements of the Treaty upon its entry  into force, in accordance with article IV of the Treaty;     3.  Underlines the need to maintain momentum towards completion of all  elements of the verification regime;    4.  Urges all States not to carry out nuclear-weapon test explosions or any  other nuclear explosions, to maintain their moratoriums in this regard and to refrain  from acts that would defeat the object and purpose of the Treaty, while stressing that  these measures do not have the same permanent and legally binding effect as the  entry into force of the Treaty;     5.  Recalls Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006) of 14 October 2006 and  1874 (2009) of 12 June 2009, calls for their early implementation, and calls for  early resumption of the Six-Party Talks;    6.  Urges all States that have not yet signed the Treaty to sign and ratify it as  soon as possible;    7.  Urges all States that have signed but not yet ratified the Treaty, in  particular those whose ratification is needed for its entry into force, to accelerate  their ratification processes with a view to ensuring their earliest successful  conclusion;     8.  Welcomes, since the last session of the General Assembly, the ratification  of the Treaty by Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique and Saint Vincent and the  Grenadines, as well as the signature by Trinidad and Tobago, as significant steps  towards the early entry into force of the Treaty;    9.  Urges all States to remain seized of the issue at the highest political level  and, where in a position to do so, to promote adherence to the Treaty through  bilateral and joint outreach, seminars and other means;     10. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Preparatory  Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, to  prepare a report on the efforts of States that have ratified the Treaty towards its  universalization and possibilities for providing assistance on ratification procedures  to States that so request it, and to submit such a report to the General Assembly at  its sixty-fifth session;    11. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth session the  item entitled “Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty”.    55th plenary meeting  2 December 2009  _______________  3 See resolution 50/245.