Representatives from states parties to a UN treaty banning nuclear arms are meeting in New York.
The second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons kicked off on Monday at UN headquarters in New York.
UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Nakamitsu Izumi said in her address to the gathering that the world is facing nuclear threats amid deepening crises.
She said the Cold War-era arms control system is on the brink of collapse, and that the nuclear ban treaty is more crucial than ever.
Other participants emphasized that the increasingly strained situation in the world will necessitate further discussion on ways to achieve nuclear abolition.
Kido Sueichi, who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, also spoke. He is the secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also known as Hidankyo.
Kido said the scenes in Ukraine and Gaza remind atomic bombing survivors like him of what they experienced decades ago. Kido said the world is now at a critical juncture as to whether to allow atomic bombs to destroy humans, or to eliminate nuclear weapons to keep humans alive.
Some NATO member countries that are under the nuclear umbrella of the United States are attending as observers. Japan has not sent representatives to the meeting.
A political declaration is expected to be adopted on the final day of the five-day meeting.
The second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons kicked off on Monday at UN headquarters in New York.
UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Nakamitsu Izumi said in her address to the gathering that the world is facing nuclear threats amid deepening crises.
She said the Cold War-era arms control system is on the brink of collapse, and that the nuclear ban treaty is more crucial than ever.
Other participants emphasized that the increasingly strained situation in the world will necessitate further discussion on ways to achieve nuclear abolition.
Kido Sueichi, who experienced the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, also spoke. He is the secretary general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, also known as Hidankyo.
Kido said the scenes in Ukraine and Gaza remind atomic bombing survivors like him of what they experienced decades ago. Kido said the world is now at a critical juncture as to whether to allow atomic bombs to destroy humans, or to eliminate nuclear weapons to keep humans alive.
Some NATO member countries that are under the nuclear umbrella of the United States are attending as observers. Japan has not sent representatives to the meeting.
A political declaration is expected to be adopted on the final day of the five-day meeting.
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UN Meeting on Nuclear Ban Treaty: States parties gathered in New York to discuss nuclear threats and the importance of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons amid crises. The meeting, led by Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu Izumi, addressed the potential collapse of Cold War arms
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Date: Nov. 28, 2023
Created: 2023/11/28 07:21
Updated: 2025/12/08 20:57
Last Read: 2023/11/28 10:43