Historic vote on banning nuclear weapons
The world has come a step closer to getting rid of all nuclear weapons. In an historic vote, a majority of United Nations member states have decided to start negotiations …
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Austria announces UN General Assembly resolution to prohibit nuclear weapons in 2017
Austria’s foreign minister, Sebastian Kurz, announced on Wednesday that his country would join other UN member states in tabling a resolution next month to convene negotiations on a legally binding …
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May session UN Open-ended Working Group ends with huge support for ban
The new UN working group on nuclear disarmament, the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), completed its second and most substantive session in Geneva today. 100 governments participated over the course of …
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Policy brief: Meerderheid VN lidstaten wil onderhandelingen kernwapenverbod in 2017 – Nederland niet.
De tweede sessie van de VN Open Ended Working Group over nucleaire ontwapening (OEWG) is vandaag afgerond. De Tweede Kamer gaf de regering middels de motie Servaes c.s. een heldere …
Interfaith statement presented in Geneva
During the recent meeting in Geneva of the “Open Ended Working Group to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations”, or nuclear working group, a group of diverse faith-based organizations issued …
Looking ahead to a fissile materials (cut-off) Treaty
In the coming two weeks the second session of the Group of Governmental Experts on a possible Fissile Materials (Cut-off) treaty will be meeting in Geneva. According to insiders, one …
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124 states condemn unacceptable effects of nuclear weapons: ‘very survival of humanity depends on nuclear weapons never being used’
A joint statement on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons was delivered by New Zealand today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Expressing deep concern for the …