Guterres urges all nations to work on eliminating nuclear threat
27 Sep 2022 12:11pm
Antonio Guterres - AFP Photo
The United Nations observes Sept 26 as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
"I urge all States to use every avenue of dialogue, diplomacy and negotiation to ease tensions, reduce risk and eliminate the nuclear threat. More broadly, we also need a new vision for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation," Guterres said in a statement, reported Sputnik.
He stressed that nuclear weapons are the most destructive power ever created.
"Their elimination would be the greatest gift we could bestow on future generations," the UN chief added.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which was adopted by the United Nations in July 2017 and came into force in January 2021, prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, use, transfer, and the threat of use of nuclear weapons. - BERNAMA
