UN SPACE PRESERVATION RESOLUTION

UN SPACE PRESERVATION RESOLUTION PERMANENTLY BANNING ALL SPACE-BASED WEAPONS

United Nations A/RES/__/__
General Assembly Distr.: General
Date: ______________
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item ___

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the First Committee (A/RES/__/__)]
__/__. Prevention of an arms race in outer space
United Nations Space Preservaiton Resolution

The General Assembly,

Recognizing the common interest of all mankind in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes,

Reaffirming the will of all States that the exploration and use of outer space,
including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be for peaceful purposes and
shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development,

Reaffirming also the provisions of articles III and IV of the Treaty on
Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer
Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, (1)

Recalling the obligation of all States to observe the provisions of the Charter
of the United Nations regarding the use or threat of use of force in their
international relations, including in their space activities,

Reaffirming paragraph 80 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session
of the General Assembly,(2) in which it is stated that in order to prevent an arms race in outer space, further measures should be taken and appropriate international negotiations held in accordance with the spirit of the Treaty,

Recalling its previous resolutions on this issue, and taking note of the
proposals submitted to the General Assembly at its tenth special session and at its regular sessions, and of the recommendations made to the competent organs of the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament,

Recognizing that prevention of an arms race in outer space would avert a grave
danger for international peace and security,

Emphasizing the paramount importance of strict compliance with existing arms
limitation and disarmament agreements relevant to outer space, including bilateral agreements, and with the existing legal regime concerning the use of outer space,

Considering that wide participation in the legal regime applicable to outer
space could contribute to enhancing its effectiveness,

Noting that the Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in
Outer Space, taking into account its previous efforts since its establishment in 1985 and seeking to enhance its functioning in qualitative terms, continued the
examination and identification of various issues, existing agreements and existing proposals, as well as future initiatives relevant to the prevention of an arms race in outer space,(3) and that this contributed to a better understanding of a number of problems and to a clearer perception of the various positions,
Noting also that there were no objections in principle in the Conference on
Disarmament to the re-establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee, subject to reexamination of the mandate contained in the decision of the Conference on
Disarmament of 13 February 1992,(4)

Emphasizing the mutually complementary nature of bilateral and multilateral
efforts in the field of preventing an arms race in outer space, and hoping that
concrete results will emerge from those efforts as soon as possible,
Convinced that further measures should be examined in the search for effective
and verifiable bilateral and multilateral agreements in order to prevent an arms race in outer space, including the weaponization of outer space,
Stressing that the growing use of outer space increases the need for greater
transparency and better information on the part of the international community,

Recalling, in this context, its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions
45/55 B of 4 December 1990, 47/51 of 9 December 1992 and 48/74 A of
16 December 1993, in which, inter alia, it reaffirmed the importance of confidencebuilding measures as a means conducive to ensuring the attainment of the objective of the prevention of an arms race in outer space,

Conscious of the benefits of confidence- and security-building measures in the
military field, Recognizing that negotiations for the conclusion of an international agreement or agreements to prevent an arms race in outer space remain a priority task of the Ad Hoc Committee and that the concrete proposals on confidence-building measures could form an integral part of such agreements,

1. Reaffirms the importance and urgency of preventing an arms race in outer
space and the readiness of all States to contribute to that common objective, in
conformity with the provisions of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities
of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies;1

2. Reaffirms its recognition, as stated in the report of the Ad Hoc
Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, that the legal regime applicable to outer space does not in and of itself guarantee the prevention of an arms race in outer space, that the regime plays a significant role in the prevention of an arms race in that environment, that there is a need to consolidate and reinforce that regime and enhance its effectiveness and that it is important to comply strictly with existing agreements, both bilateral and multilateral;

3. Emphasizes the necessity of further measures with appropriate and
effective provisions for verification to prevent an arms race in outer space;

4. Calls upon all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to
contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and of the
prevention of an arms race in outer space and to refrain from actions contrary to that objective and to the relevant existing treaties in the interest of maintaining
international peace and security and promoting international cooperation;

5. Reiterates that the Conference on Disarmament, as the single multilateral
disarmament negotiating forum, has the primary role in the negotiation of a
multilateral agreement or agreements, as appropriate, on the prevention of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects;

6. Reiterates the provisions of A/RES/58/36, adopted December 8, 2003 by a vote of 174 – 0 with four abstentions, including the invitation to the Conference on Disarmament ”to establish an ad hoc committee as early as possible during its 2004 session.”

7. Acknowledges the General Assembly’s decision “to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled ‘Prevention of an arms race in outer space’”.

8. Directs the Conference on Disarmament, or its designee, Committee on the peaceful Uses of Outer Space or its designee, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Preventing an Arms Race in Space, by October 24, 2005, to enter into binding negotiations for and have ready for signature by the Members of the General Assembly, an enforceable international agreement permanently banning all space-based weapons.

9. Directs that if the Conference on Disarmament, or its designees, shall not have entered into binding negotiations for an enforceable international agreement permanently banning all space-based weapons by October 24, 2005, then the General Assembly shall convene a Special Ad Hoc Space Preservation Treaty Conference for the purpose of signing and implementing an enforceable international agreement permanently banning all space-based weapons.

___st plenary meeting
Date: ____________

FOOTNOTES:
1 Resolution 2222 (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution S-10/2.
3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/49/27), sect. III.D
(para. 5 of the quoted text).
4 CD/1125.

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