From 31 July to 11 August 2023, the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) takes place in Vienna. This will be the first of three planned … Continue reading →
This message was originally published by the United Nations Association UK (UNA_UK). The UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – now with 91 signatories and 68 state parties – shows the strength of the growing movement rejecting … Continue reading →
On 3 January 2022 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued the following Joint Statement: The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the … Continue reading →
Which is true: 15% or 40% increase? It is frequently stated that the UK’s Integrated Review of Security published in 2021 includes a plan to increase the number of nuclear warheads in the UK arsenal by over 40%. For example, … Continue reading →
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on 22 January 2021 three years after being negotiated at the UN General Assembly and 90 days after the 50th country joined the Treaty on 24 October 2020. … Continue reading →
Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth is keen to publicly express his support for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which comes into force on Friday 22 January 2021. In November Bishop Cocksworth co-led a group of Bishops … Continue reading →
This article first appeared on the UNA-UK website. On 24 October 2020 – the UN’s 75th birthday – the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) gained its 50th ratification meaning that this ground-breaking Treaty which comprehensively prohibits nuclear … Continue reading →
The following message was written by Ernesto Zedillo, Elder and former President of Mexico. When the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War ended thirty years ago, those of us who had grown up in the shadow of the bomb … Continue reading →