outcome. We share fully the Conference's conviction that the Treaty is essential to international peace and security , and we support unreservedly the determination of its parties to enhance its implementation and further strengthen its authority . My delegation believes that the successful outcome of the Conference reflects renewed recognition of the value of the Treaty not only to its parties but to the world as a whole. The conclusion of the Non-Proliferation Treaty represented a notable joint achievement of this Assembly and of the single multilateral forum in Geneva which is now the Conference on Disarmament. The idea of such a Treaty to put a stop to the wider dissemination of nuclear weapons was born here in this Committee of the General Assembly with the resolution initiated by the Irish delegation in 1961. It took further shape with another General Assembly resolution, resolution 2028 (XI~ of 1965. Flesh was put on these bones by detailed negotiation in the 18-nation Committee on Disarmament in Geneva and the product was commended for signature by this Assembly by a large majority in its resolution 2373 (XXII) of 1968. Since then it has attracted the widest adherence of any multilateral arms control treaty and now has a total of 130 parties, 17 of whom have acceded to the Treaty in the last five years. We hope that those countries which have not yet done so will come to recognize that it would be in JSM/ed A/C.l/40/PV.ll 24-25 (Mr. Cromartie, United Kingdom) their own interests, as well as those of the world as a whole, if they were to join in this great international endeavour to prevent the wider dissemination of nuclear weapons and thus contribute to averting the danger of nuclear war. The Conference noted with satisfaction that the commitments in articles I, II 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing an international treaty related to nuclear weapons, its implementation, and the importance of its parties in preventing the wider dissemination of nuclear weapons and averting the danger of nuclear war. The language used suggests a focus on international relations, security, and diplomacy, rather than any specific sector or industry.

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International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief