The Basel Peace Office hosts an archive of documents to support the proposal for a Middle East Zone Free from Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction, in particular documents of use to civil society in their actions to support the UN Conference on establishing such a zone.
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Parliamentary Statement Supporting a Middle East Zone Free from Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
This joint parliamentary statement is based on the United Nations General Assembly resolution, which is adopted annually by consensus, supporting a Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone. It was drafted in consultation with parliamentarians and disarmament experts from Israel, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, US, UK and other relevant countries.
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The list of parliamentarians endorsing the statement is constantly increasing. Please contact alyn@pnnd.org for a copy of the most up-to-date list.
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United Nations resolution adopted by consensus on establishing a Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
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» Israel Explanation of Vote on the UN Resolution - English
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Decision by the States Parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to invite the UN Secretary-General to host a Conference on establishing a Middle East Zone
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Other NPT documents and statements
» Report to the 2013 NPT Prep Com by the Facilitator for the UN Conference on establishing a Middle East Zone
» Statement to the 2013 NPT by Jaakko Laajava, Facilitator for the UN Conference - April 29, 2013
» Arab League statement condemning the unilateral postponement of the conference - April 19, 2013
» Draft Paper to the 2017 NPT Prep Com by the group of NGO experts from NAC countries, May 8, 2017 -
Civil society appeals and declarations
» Change.org Petition to governments and UN Secretary-General, Mar 2013
» Helsinki Civil Society Conference Declaration - English, Dec 2012
» Helsinki Civil Society Conference Declaration - German, Dec 2012
» Helsinki Appeal "The window of opportunity is now" - English
» Helsinki Appeal "The window of opportunity is now" - German
» IAPMC Petition for A Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East,
» Ankara Declaration IPPNW
» The Amman Statement supporting the UNSG and the Facilitator of the UN Conference
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Other documents
» European Union Council decision to support a Middle East NWFZ
» European Parliament resolution supporting a Middle East free from weapons of mass destruction
» Inter Parliamentary Union Resolution supporting nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament measures including a Middle East NWFZ - English
» Inter Parliamentary Union Resolution supporting nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament measures including a Middle East NWFZ - French
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Action alerts
» Parliamentary call to action - English
» Parliamentary call to action - Arabic
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Event Reports
» Athens Dialogue on a Middle East WMD and Delivery Vehicle Free Zone, Nov 2012 (Summary of recommendations)
» Amman WMD Forum, Nov 2012
» ACSIS and GCSP report, “The Conference for a Middle East WMD Free Zone”, Oct 2012
» BASIC Istanbul roundtable, Oct 2012
» Horizon 2012 Sailing in the Same Boat, March 23 ‐ April 7, 2012
» The 2012 Conference, Monterey Institute Roundtable, July 2012
» EU Seminar to promote confidence building and a Middle East NWFZ, 6-7 July, 2011
» Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Report on a Mideast NWFZ, August 2009
» UNSG Report on Effective and Verifiable Measures to Facilitate a NWFZ in the Middle East
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Articles
» Banning WMD from the Middle East, a collection of articles in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists by Mansour Salsabili of Iran, Ehud Eiran of Israel, Martin Malin of the United States, and Ayman Khalil of Jordan, June 2013
» A Political Plan for a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone (WMDFZ) in the Middle East, Prince Turki Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia, July 2013
» PIR Centre White Paper: Ten steps towards a WMD free zone in the Middle East - December 2012
» UN Secretary General reiterates support to establish Middle East NWFZ, 24 November 2012
» Talking About a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East, Hillel Schenker
» Nuclear Weapon Free Middle East Looking for Solutions, Vladimir Orlov
» Main Elements of a Future Regime of a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East, Mohamed Shaker
» Towards a more secure and WMD-free Middle East, Mark Fitzpatrick
» Delivery systems a key component, by Carlo Trezza
» A Middle East NWFZ: Pie in the Sky? by Claudia Baumgart and Harald Müller
» Building a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East UNIDIR
» WMD Free Middle East Proposal at a Glance, Arms Control Association
» The Middle East Possibilities for a NWFZ by Mohamed Shaker
For additional articles see 2012 Middle East WMDFZ Conference, EU Non-Proliferation Consortium