The Nuclear Ban Is Here. Now What?

Viewpoint by Alyn Ware

The author is Director of the World Future Council Peace and Disarmament Program. He is also the International Representative of the Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace.

PRAGUE (IDN) – January 22 was a historic day for the global campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, with the entry-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). According to promoters of the TPNW, nuclear weapons “are now illegal under international law”. [2021-01-23 | 27] BAHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN | SPANISH

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The Nuclear Ban Is Here. Now What?

Viewpoint by Alyn Ware

The author is Director of the World Future Council Peace and Disarmament Program. He is also the International Representative of the Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace.

PRAGUE (IDN) – January 22 was a historic day for the global campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, with the entry-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). According to promoters of the TPNW, nuclear weapons “are now illegal under international law”. [2021-01-23 | 27] BAHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN | SPANISH

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Reflections on the Groundbreaking UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

By Ramu Damodaran

The writer is Chief, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) hosted in the Department of Global Communications. This OpEd first appeared in this week’s #WhyWeCare, @ImpactUN on January 22.

NEW YORK (IDN | UNAI) – Memory, more than modesty, made me miss mention last week of the single exclusive conversation I was privileged to have with Brian Urquhart and which lasted all of ninety seconds. [2021-01-22]

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Nuclear Weapons Are Now Banned, Prohibited, Outlawed!

Viewpoint by Tariq Rauf

The writer is the former Head of Verification and Security Policy at the International Atomic Energy Agency and was a member of the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

VIENNA (IDN) – As the day broke today, 22 January 2021, a new era dawned in which nuclear weapons now are prohibited – finally banned – 75 years after the invention and use of nuclear weapons. [2021-01-22]

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The Political Significance of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

Viewpoint by Thomas Hajnoczi

The writer is the outgoing Director of Arms Control at the Austrian Foreign Ministry. He negotiated the TPNW*

VIENNA (IDN) – With its entry into force on January 22 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will become binding international law for the growing number of State Parties, for the moment 51 countries. Moreover, it is also having an effect on those states that do not intend to join it. [2021-01-20 | 26]  ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | MALAY | THAI

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The Political Significance of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

Viewpoint by Thomas Hajnoczi

The writer is the outgoing Director of Arms Control at the Austrian Foreign Ministry. He negotiated the TPNW*

VIENNA (IDN) – With its entry into force on January 22 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will become binding international law for the growing number of State Parties, for the moment 51 countries. Moreover, it is also having an effect on those states that do not intend to join it. [2021-01-20 | 26] ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | MALAY | THAI

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Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban on Nuclear Weapons

核兵器禁止条約参加への障壁―市民団体がモニター

【ジュネーブIDN＝ジャムシェッド・バルーア】

世界のほとんどの国が、既存の政策や運用に何の変更を加えることなく核兵器禁止（核禁）条約に加盟し、遵守することができる、と『核兵器禁止モニター』は述べている。しかし、世界の４２カ国が、この新たな核兵器禁止の枠組みと両立しない行動を現在取っている。実際のところ、欧州は、この条約に抵触する行動をとっている国が最も多い地域である。

２０１８年に創刊された『核兵器禁止モニター』（以下、「モニター」）は、２０１７年のノーベル平和賞受賞団体である「核兵器廃絶国際キャンペーン」（ICAN）のパートナー組織であるノルウェー・ピープルズエイド（NPA）が編集・発行している。

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Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban on Nuclear Weapons – Norwegian

Kontrollorgan indikerer barrierer for FNs forbud mot atomvåpen

Av Jamshed Baruah

GENEVE (IDN) – De fleste av verdens stater kan bli part i FN-traktaten om forbud mot atomvåpen (TPNW) og overholde traktaten uten å måtte gjøre noen endringer i deres eksisterende politikk og praksis, sier Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor (NWBM). Men 42 stater rundt om i verden driver for tiden med handlinger som ikke er kompatible med det nye forbudet mot atomvåpen. Faktisk fremstår Europa som regionen med flest stater som handler i strid med FN-traktaten.

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Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban Nuclear Weapons – Chinese

监察机构指出联合国禁止核武器的障碍。

作者：Jamshed Baruah

 

日内瓦（IDN） — — 禁止核武器监测组织（NWBM）说，世界上大多数国家可以成为《联合国禁止核武器条约》（TPNW）的缔约国，并在不改变其现有政策和做法的情况下遵守该条约。但目前全世界有42个国家的行为与新的核武器禁令不相符。事实上，欧洲是违反联合国条约的国家最多的地区。

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Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban on Nuclear Weapons

GENEVA (IDN) – Most of the world’s states can become a party to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and comply with the Treaty without making any changes to their existing policies and practices, says Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor (NWBM). But 42 states around the world currently engage in conduct that is not compatible with the new ban on nuclear weapons. In fact, Europe stands out as the region with the most states that act in conflict with the UN Treaty. [2021-01-13 | 25]  CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN

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