The General Assembly,
 
      Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency to
the General Assembly for the year 1994,
 
      Noting the statement of the Director General of the International Atomic
Energy Agency of 1 November 1995, in which he provided additional information
on the main developments in the activities of the Agency during 1995,
 
      Reaffirming that the Agency is the competent authority responsible for
verifying and assuring, in accordance with the statute of the Agency and the
Agency's safeguards system, compliance with its safeguards agreements with
States parties undertaken in fulfilment of their obligations under article
III, paragraph 1, of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to
nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, and also reaffirming that
nothing should be done to undermine the authority of the Agency in this regard
and that States parties that have concerns regarding non-compliance with the
safeguards agreement of the Treaty by the States parties should direct such
concerns, along with supporting evidence and information, to the Agency to
consider, investigate, draw conclusions and decide on necessary actions in
accordance with its mandate,
 
      Recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency in promoting the
further application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as envisaged in
its statute and in accordance with the inalienable right of States parties to
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and other relevant
internationally legally binding agreements that have concluded relevant
safeguards agreements with the Agency to develop research, production and use
of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in
conformity with articles I and II of the Treaty, other relevant articles and
with the objectives and purposes of the Treaty,
 
      Also recognizing the special needs of the developing countries for
technical assistance from the Agency and the importance of funding in order to
benefit effectively from the transfer and application of nuclear technology
for peaceful purposes as well as from the contribution of nuclear energy to
their economic development,
 
      Conscious of the importance of the work of the Agency in the
implementation of the safeguards provisions of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and other international treaties,
conventions and agreements designed to achieve similar objectives, as well as
in ensuring, as far as it is able, that the assistance provided by the Agency
or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a
way as to further any military purpose, as stated in article II of its
statute, 
 
      Further recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency on nuclear
power, applications of nuclear methods and techniques, nuclear safety,
radiological protection and radioactive waste management, including its work
directed towards assisting developing countries in all these fields,
 
      Again stressing the need for the highest standards of safety in the
design and operation of nuclear installations so as to minimize risks to life,
health and the environment,
 
      Taking note of the report of the Director General to the General
Conference on the developments which took place in August 1995 related to
Iraq's nuclear-weapons programme and of resolution GC(39)/RES/5 of 22
September 1995 of the General Conference,
 
      Taking note also of resolutions GOV/2711 of 21 March 1994 and GOV/2742
of 10 June 1994 of the Board of Governors and GC(39)/RES/3 of 22 September
1995 of the General Conference in connection with the implementation of the
Agreement between the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards
in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the
statements by the President of the Security Council of 31 March, 30 May and 4
November 1994, and the authorization by the Board of Governors, on 11 November
1994, to the Director General to carry out all the tasks requested of the
Agency in the statement by the President of the Security Council of 4 November
1994,
 
      Bearing in mind resolutions GC(39)/RES/14 on the strengthening of the
Agency's technical cooperation activities, GC(39)/RES/15 on a plan for
producing potable water economically, GC(39)/RES/16 on extensive use of
isotope hydrology for water resources management, GC(39)/RES/17 on
strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the safeguards
system, GC(39)/RES/18 on measures against the illicit trafficking in nuclear
materials, GC(39)/RES/4 on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Africa, GC(39)/RES/5
on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991)
and 715 (1991) relating to Iraq, GC(39)/RES/24 on application of Agency
safeguards in the Middle East, GC(39)/RES/21 and GC(39)/RES/22 on the
amendment of article VI of the statute relating to the membership of the Board
of Governors, GC(39)/RES/13 on the Convention on Nuclear Safety, GC(39)/RES/19
on the staffing of the Agency's secretariat and GC(39)/RES/23 on nuclear
testing, adopted on 22 September 1995 by the General Conference of the Agency
at its thirty-ninth regular session,
 
      Also bearing in mind resolution GC(39)/RES/20 on women in the
secretariat adopted on 22 September 1995 by the General Conference, calling
upon the Director General to examine the Platform for Action developed at the
Fourth World Conference on Women and to integrate, where applicable, the
elements of this Platform into the Agency's relevant policies and programmes,
 
      1.    Takes note of the report of the International Atomic Energy
Agency;
 
      2.    Affirms its confidence in the role of the Agency in the
application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes;
 
      3.    Welcomes the measures and decisions taken by the Agency to
maintain and strengthen the effectiveness and cost efficiency of the
safeguards system in conformity with the Agency's statute, and calls upon
States to cooperate in implementing the decisions taken by the Agency to that
end;
 
      4.    Urges all States to strive for effective and harmonious
international cooperation in carrying out the work of the Agency, pursuant to
its statute; in promoting the use of nuclear energy and the application of the
necessary measures to strengthen further the safety of nuclear installations
and to minimize risks to life, health and the environment; in strengthening
technical assistance and cooperation for developing countries; and in ensuring
the effectiveness and efficiency of the safeguards system of the Agency;
 
      5.    Welcomes also the measures and decisions taken by the Agency to
strengthen and fund its technical cooperation activities, and calls upon
States to cooperate in implementing the measures and decisions pursuant
thereto; 
 
      6.    Commends the Director General and the secretariat of the Agency
for their continuing impartial efforts to implement the safeguards agreement
in force between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
including their efforts to monitor the freeze of specified facilities in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea as requested by the Security Council,
expresses concern over the continuing non-compliance of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea with the safeguards agreement, and urges the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea to cooperate fully with the Agency in
the implementation of the safeguards agreement and to take all steps the
Agency may deem necessary to preserve, intact, all information relevant to
verifying the accuracy and completeness of the initial report of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the inventory of nuclear material
subject to safeguards until the Democratic People's Republic of Korea comes
into full compliance with its safeguards agreement;
 
      7.    Also commends the Director General of the Agency and his staff for
their strenuous efforts in the implementation of Security Council resolutions
687 (1991) of 3 April, 707 (1991) of 15 August and 715 (1991) of 11 October
1991, expresses deep concern that Iraq has, since 1991, withheld from the
Agency information about its nuclear-weapons programme in violation of its
obligations under resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991) and 715 (1991), and
stresses the need for Iraq to cooperate fully with the Agency in achieving the
complete implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions;
 
      8.    Appeals to all States to ratify or accede to the Convention on
Nuclear Safety;
 
      9.    Welcomes the measures taken by the Agency in support of efforts to
prevent illicit trafficking in nuclear materials and other radioactive
sources; 
 
      10.   Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General
of the Agency the records of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly
relating to the activities of the Agency.