Call for Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons Testing- Japanese

あらゆる核実験の全面禁止を訴える

【広島IPS＝浅霧勝浩、ラメシュ・ジャウラ】

国際社会が、来年の包括的核実験禁止条約（CTBT）署名開放２０周年に向けて取り組みを強めるなか、CTBTの早期発効を実現するため２年前に発足した「賢人グループ」（GEM: Group of Eminent Persons）が初めて日本で有識者会合を開催し、同条約発効のために批准が必要な８か国に対して緊急に批准することを強く求めるなどとした「広島宣言」を発表した。

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Disarmament Talk with Amb. Aikawa, DG Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Japan’s MOFA

At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Kazutoshi Aikawa, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on joint move with Kazakhstan to facilitate the entry into force of the CTBT, and planned nuclear disarmament initiatives.

Disarmament Talk with Jayantha Dhanapala, Former UN USG for Disarmament Affairs

At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs, former UN Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs on: How to find a short-cut to CTBT waiting in the wings for 20 years?

Disarmament Talk with Amb. Duarte, former head of UN Office for Disarmament Affairs

At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, President of 2005 NPT Review Conference, on the need for patience in achieving ambitious goals.

Disarmament Talk with Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham BADR

At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham Badr on the impediments on way to the Middle East Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) Free Zone.

Addressing the Disarmament Deficit

By Daryl G. Kimball*

HIROSHIMA (IDN) – In the seven decades since the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have become less and less relevant to the security of possessor states and their allies and the potential harm of their further use has become even more harmful to international security and human survival.

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Growing Calls for Nuclear Disarmament Summit in Hiroshima

By Ramesh Jaura

HIROSHIMA (IDN) – Calls are growing for organising a nuclear disarmament summit next year in Hiroshima, one of the only two cities, along with Nagasaki, which have until now suffered the devastating atomic bombings 70 years ago. But indications are that there is only a remote possibility that such a gathering would indeed take place.

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Conferencia de desarme termina con meta ambiciosa. ¿Y ahora?

Por Ramesh Jaura

HIROSHIMA, Japón (IPS) – Una histórica conferencia de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) sobre Asuntos de Desarme concluyó este viernes 28 en esta ciudad de Japón, haciendo hincapié en la necesidad de un mundo sin armas nucleares, pero sin consenso sobre cómo avanzar hacia la meta.

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Disarmament Conference Ends with Ambitious Goal – But How to Get There?

By Ramesh Jaura

HIROSHIMA (IPS) – A three-day landmark U.N. Conference on Disarmament Issues has ended here – one day ahead of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests – stressing the need for ushering in a world free of nuclear weapons, but without a consensus on how to move towards that goal. [P24] ARABIC | INDONESIAN BAHASA | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | TURKISH

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Disarmament Talk with Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev

At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshuma 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister on Japan-Kazakh move to facilitate the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as soon as possible.