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Report On 2015 NPT Review Conference
Report On 2015 NPT Review Conference
Report On 2015 NPT Review Conference
- Many NNWS are also conferring about the most effective way to build
momentum for the UN High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament, which is
scheduled to take place no later than 2018.
- The debates during the conference reflected a growing world-wide awareness
of the horrific humanitarian consequences of nuclear explosions, as outlined in
the international conferences in Oslo, Nyarit and Vienna, and the grave moral
and ethical issues presented. This awareness should help to stigmatize and delegitimatize the possession and threatened use of these weapons.
- One real outcome of the NPT Review Conference, according to Reaching
Critical Will, is the Humanitarian Pledge introduced by Austria during the Third
Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in December 2014.
At the outset of this year's conference, the Humanitarian Pledge had just over 70
supporters. By the closing of the Conference, 107 states had committed to to
identify and pursue effective measures to fill the legal gap for the prohibition and
elimination of nuclear weapons.
The NGOs taking part in the UNfold Zero initiative are consulting with UNODA
about ideas for the enhanced observance of the UN Day for the Total Elimination
of Nuclear Weapons on September 26. Many religious groups are also
considering special observances of the Day during the September 25-27
weekend.
-Guy Quinlan, May 2015!