At its forty-fourth session. 281 the General Assembly reaffirmed the urgent need to reach agreement on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons: noted with satisfaction that in the Conference on Disarmament there was no objection, in principle, to the idea of an international convention to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, although the difficulties as regards evolving a common approach acceptable to all had also been pointed out; appealed to all States, especially the nuclear-weapon States, to demonstrate the political will necessary to reach agreement on a common approach and, in particular, on a common formula that could be included in an international instrument of a legally binding character: recommended that further intensive efforts should be devoted to the search for such a common approach or common formula and that the various alternative approaches, including, in particular, those considered in the Conference on Disarmament, should be further explored in order to overcome the difficulties: and recommended also that the Conference on Disarmament should actively continue negotiations with a view to reaching early agreement and concluding effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, taking into account the widespread support for the conclusion of an international convention and giving consideration to any other proposals designed to secure the same objective (resolution 441111). Document: Report of the Conference on Disarmament, Supplement No. 27 (A/45/27). 55. prevb of an muw This item was included in the agenda of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly, in 1961, at the request of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (A/36/192). At that session, the Assombly considered it necessary to take effective steps, by concluding an appropriate international treaty, to prevent 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international efforts to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, specifically the need for an international convention or treaty to assure non-nuclear-weapon states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. The language used is diplomatic and focused on international relations, indicating that this is a matter of international security and cooperation.

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International relations