Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally … agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons on the basis of international …
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Meeting discusses prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons
… on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons in Pretoria, South Africa. The purpose … legally binding instrument prohibiting nuclear weapons, and the feasibility, scope …
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally … agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons. It is also the first to …
Nuclear weapons - an intolerable threat to humanity
… international community, want to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again and are … do? The most terrifying weapon ever invented Nuclear weapons are the most terrifying weapon …
South Africa: Decisive step toward nuclear weapons ban
… stance to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by fully ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Treaty comprehensively …
Nuclear weapons: Ending a threat to humanity
… The 70th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons is the moment to signal that the era of nuclear weapons is coming to an end and that …
Nuclear weapons: An appeal for humanity
… Appeal on nuclear weapons delivered at the Council of Delegates … of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nearly 14,000 nuclear weapons are still in existence, many …
Nuclear Weapons: Averting a global catastrophe
… to act on the increasing risk of the use of nuclear weapons. Whether used in a specific region or among major powers, the use of nuclear weapons would cause a catastrophic and …
Nuclear weapons: Create conditions to make nuclear disarmament possible
… on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Vienna, Austria There has been a fundamental change in the debate about nuclear weapons. After decades of focusing on …
Eliminating nuclear weapons
… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 27 April to 22 May 2015, Statement of … to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). We speak as the …
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