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Africa Pushes for a 2017 Ban on Nuclear Weapons

By Annie DuPre and Noel Stott

PRETORIA (IDN-INPS | ISS South Africa) – On October 27, the First Committee of the United Nations (UN) passed L.41: Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. The resolution calls for negotiations to take place next year on a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, and lead towards their total elimination. It was passed with 123 votes in favour, 38 against and 16 abstentions.

This initiative has been called historic by analysts such as the former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament to the UN, civil society groupings and international organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross — underscored by the belief that as long as nuclear weapons exist, humankind will risk facing the catastrophic consequences of a nuclear war.

UN Chief Decries ‘Chronic Stalemate’ Over Disarmament – Japanese

国連事務総長、軍縮の「慢性的停滞」を激しく批判

【ニューヨークIDN=ロドニー・レイノルズ】

Photo: Ban Ki-moon (centre right) delivered a keynote address on 'The Future of Multilateral Disarmament' at an event hosted by the Centre for Global Affairs (CGA) of New York University (NYU) on 22 November. From left: Dennis Di Lorenzo, Dean of NYU School of Professional Studies; Andrew Hamilton, President of NYU; Vera Jelinek, Divisional Dean and Associate Professor at NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

「核兵器なき世界」の実現に向けて長年たゆみない取り組みを続けてきた国連の潘基文事務総長が、多国間軍縮の将来をめぐって国連の193加盟国の間に「深い亀裂」が生じていることに強い失望感を表明した。

「核兵器国とその多くの同盟国は、核戦力を削減する措置を実際に取ってきていると主張しています。一方非核兵器国は、軍縮交渉の不在、依然として数千発の核兵器が存在すること、1兆ドルをはるかに超すコストをかけて今後数十年で既存の核戦力を近代化する計画が存在する点を指摘しています。」と潘事務総長は、11月22日にニューヨーク大学プロフェッショナル学部で行った基調講演で語った。

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