Viet Nam Human Rights
Peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons
12/10/15
After
a high-level meeting of the General Assembly of the UN on nuclear disarmament on
September 26, 2013, the First Commission of UN General Assembly in charge of
nuclear disarmament have passed resolutions requiring that negotiations begin
as soon as possible within the framework of the Conference on Disarmament to
quickly adopt a comprehensive convention on nuclear weapons.
At
this resolution, the General Assembly of the United Nations has declared to retrieve
the 26th of September to commemorate the International Day of
nuclear disarmament and the anniversary to accelerate the process of achieving
elimination of nuclear weapons. On this occasion, many activities have been
organized to mobilize and information about the threat that nuclear weapons
cause to humanity and the need to eliminate them completely, mobilizing the
international community to achieve the common goal of building a world without
nuclear weapons.
According
to the UN, at present there are about 16,000 nuclear weapons in the world. More
than half the world's population live in countries with nuclear weapons or are
members of a nuclear alliance. As of 2015, there have been no nuclear weapons to
be destroyed under a bilateral or multilateral treaty and no negotiation about nuclear
disarmament has been underway. Conversely, countries possessing such weapons
have developed plans to modernize nuclear arsenals in long term and doctrine preventing
nuclear remains an important element in national security policy of nuclear
weapons and their allies despite the growing concern of the international
community about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences arising from the use
of even a single nuclear weapon, not to mention the effects of a regional or
global nuclear war.
Nuclear
disarmament is one of the primary goals of the United Nations. Nuclear
disarmament has been a major topic in the review conference of the parties to
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at UN forum since 1975.
In
the message given on the International Day of nuclear disarmament this year (September
26, 2015), the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said: The year 2015
marks 70 years of first use and the last of a nuclear weapon in warfare. The
international community has stated the goal of a world without nuclear weapons.
However, there is a growing rift between the Member States on how to achieve
this goal.
On
the occasion of special anniversary this year, the senior leadership of the UN
called on the international community to join the construction to find a way
forward. According to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, eliminating nuclear weapons will
liberate a huge amount of resources that can be used to implement the 2030
agenda for sustainable development.
"The
consequences of the continuing use of nuclear weapons, whether intentionally or
by mistake, will be extremely terrible. When it comes to our common goal of nuclear
disarmament, we can not delay - we must act now "- UN Secretary-General
stressed.
At
present time, more than ever, the international community must act in unity to
solving one of the biggest challenges of mankind, achieve peace and security of
a world without nuclear weapons.
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The NPT is built on three mutually reinforcing pillars -- nonproliferation, disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. States that do not possess nuclear weapons commit to forego them, those that do will work in good faith towards disarmament and all responsible stakeholders have the right to pursue peaceful nuclear programs. - See more at: https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2015/04/07/strong-npt-treaty-our-best-hope-world-without-nuclear-weapons#sthash.aU5cyBCI.dpuf
We all share the responsibility to confront nuclear proliferation and ensure nuclear weapons do not end up in the hands of terrorists
we all benefit from positive movement toward disarmament; and we all gain from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
The NPT remains an essential foundation for international efforts to confront nuclear dangers and seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons
If we didn’t already have the NPT, we would desperately need it today.
The IAEA instills confidence among all NPT parties that a state’s civil nuclear energy is not being diverted into a nefarious weapons program.
we disclosed publicly details on our nuclear weapon stockpiles, which have shrunk dramatically and continue to dwindle.
Future steps in disarmament will pose significant verification challenges
Peaceful applications of the atom promote global development in such areas as human health, food and agriculture, water resource management and the environment.
Over the span of four decades, the NPT has provided an international legal basis for pragmatic cooperation to protect the world from nuclear dangers, even as we expand the peaceful benefits of nuclear energy.
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