Youth to The Front for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

By J Nastranis

Photo: The second training on Conflict Prevention through Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation jointly organized by UNODA and the OSCE in May 2019 at Vienna International Centre. Credit: UNODA, Vienna Office.

NEW YORK (IDN) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his Agenda for Disarmament on May 24, 2018 underlined the need to establish a platform for youth engagement. This would include “a cadre of youth from around the world,” who will work assiduously to promote disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control in their communities. [2019-12-28-25] BAHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE | SPANISH

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Youth to The Front for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

By J Nastranis

Photo: The second training on Conflict Prevention through Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation jointly organized by UNODA and the OSCE in May 2019 at Vienna International Centre. Credit: UNODA, Vienna Office.

NEW YORK (IDN) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his Agenda for Disarmament on May 24, 2018 underlined the need to establish a platform for youth engagement. This would include “a cadre of youth from around the world,” who will work assiduously to promote disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control in their communities. [2019-12-28-25] BAHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE | SPANISH

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Rising Concern in Russia About Spiralling Arms Race – KOREAN

격렬해지는 군비 경쟁에 대한 러시아의 우려 고조

케스터 켄 클로메가 (Kester Kenn Klomegah)

모스크바 (IDN) – 러시아는 핵 무기 비확산 조약 (NPT)의 엄격한 준수로 오늘날 만연하고 있는 확산 위험과 위협을 제거할 수 있으며, 비확산, 군축, 평화적 핵 에너지 사용 등 3가지 구성 요소 사이의 균형을 존중하고 보장할 수 있다고 확신하고 있다.

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Middle Eastern States Are Back on The Path to A WMD Free Zone

再び非大量破壊兵器地帯への軌道に乗る中東諸国（セルジオ・ドゥアルテ元国連軍縮問題担当上級代表、パグウォッシュ会議議長）

【ニューヨークIDN＝セルジオ・ドゥアルテ】

中東地域における非核兵器地帯の確立は、国連の軍備管理・不拡散分野において最も困難な取り組みの一つである。この数十年間、他のいくつかの地域では、平和と安全を大いに高める非核兵器地帯を確立する条約の交渉・採択に成功してきた。

核兵器は、まずは、南極や宇宙、海底といった無居住地において禁止された。１９６７年、ラテンアメリカ・カリブ海地域は、人口居住地域における核兵器非核地帯確立のパイオニアとなり（トラテロルコ条約）、これに、南太平洋（ラロトンガ条約）、東南アジア（バンコク条約）、アフリカ（ペリンダバ条約）、中央アジア（セメイ条約）、さらにモンゴルが加わっている。

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UN Criticises Iran and USA for Undermining Nuclear Deal

By Santo D. Banerjee

Photo: Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefs the members of the UN Security Council. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

NEW YORK (IDN) – The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) Rosemary DiCarlo has criticized both Iran and the United States for putting strain on the groundbreaking 2015 deal to monitor Iran’s nuclear programme, which she stressed remains a “cornerstone of international peace and security”. [2019-12-20]

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Australia’s ‘Quit Nukes’ Campaign Targets Superannuation Funds

オーストラリアの「核をやめろ」運動、年金基金を標的に

【シドニーIDN＝ニーナ・バンダリ】

年金基金に対して投資先から核兵器製造企業を外すように要請する運動がオーストラリアで始まった。これは国連の核兵器禁止（核禁）条約の精神に沿ったものである。同条約は、５０カ国目が批准してから９０日で発効することになっているが、現在、批准を終えているのは３３カ国で、あと１７カ国が批准することで国際法として効力を持つようになる。

戦争防止医師会議（MAPW）と核兵器廃絶国際キャンペーン（ICAN）の共同イニシアチブである「核をやめろ」キャンペーンは、オーストラリアのプロジェクトで、核兵器に対する投資の実態を記録する年次報告書『核兵器に投資するな』を発行している団体「パックス」と共同で実施している。

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Rising Concern in Russia About Spiralling Arms Race

By Kester Kenn Klomegah

Photo: More than 100 US-built missiles having the capability to strike Moscow with nuclear warheads were deployed in Italy and Turkey in 1961. In August 1963, the US joined the Soviet Union and United Kingdom in agreeing to ban nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, outer space, or under water, and places significant restrictions on detonating nuclear devices underground. The Limited Test Ban Treaty reflects concerns about the dangers of nuclear fallout. A high-speed “hotline” connecting the leaders of the Soviet and U.S. governments is established to mitigate the risk of accidental warfare. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

MOSCOW (IDN) – Russia is convinced that proliferation risks and threats that are rampant today can be eliminated by the strict observance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), while respecting and ensuring the balance between its three components: nonproliferation, disarmament and peaceful use of nuclear energy. [2019-12-18-24] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN

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Rising Concern in Russia About Spiralling Arms Race

By Kester Kenn Klomegah

Photo: More than 100 US-built missiles having the capability to strike Moscow with nuclear warheads were deployed in Italy and Turkey in 1961. In August 1963, the US joined the Soviet Union and United Kingdom in agreeing to ban nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, outer space, or under water, and places significant restrictions on detonating nuclear devices underground. The Limited Test Ban Treaty reflects concerns about the dangers of nuclear fallout. A high-speed “hotline” connecting the leaders of the Soviet and U.S. governments is established to mitigate the risk of accidental warfare. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

MOSCOW (IDN) – Russia is convinced that proliferation risks and threats that are rampant today can be eliminated by the strict observance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), while respecting and ensuring the balance between its three components: nonproliferation, disarmament and peaceful use of nuclear energy. [2019-12-18-24] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN

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Middle Eastern States Are Back on the Path to A WMD Free Zone – ARABIC

دول منطقة الشرق الأوسط تعود إلى مسار إخلاء المنطقة من أسلحة الدمار الشامل

رؤية سيرجيو دوارتي

يشغل كاتب هذا المقال منصب رئيس بوغواشوسابقًا كان الممثل السامي لشؤون نزع السلاح لدى الأمم المتحدة

نيويورك (IDN)- لقد باتت مسألة إنشاء منطقة خالية من الأسلحة النووية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط من أكثر المساعي المُخيبة للآمال في مجال الحدِّ من الأسلحة ومنع انتشارها لدى الأمم المتحدة. وعلى مدار العقود القليلة الماضية، نجحت الأمم المتحدة في مناطق أخرى من العالم في التفاوض وتبنِّي معاهدات إنشاء مناطق خالية من الأسلحة النووية، وهو الأمر الذي عزَّز من السلم والآمن في تلك المناطق.

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NPT Review Conference Should Not Repeat the ‘Sad Experience’ of 2015

Viewpoint by Sergey Lavrov

Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with President Vladimir Putin. CC BY 4.0

The following are extensive excerpts from Russiaan Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference on “Foreign Policy Priorities of the Russian Federation in Arms Control and Nonproliferation in the Context of Changes in the Global Security Architecture” Moscow, 8 November 2019. [2019-12-17]

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