"NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT"

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly.

The Secretary-General addressed the annual event to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, saying that the only way to prevent the use of nuclear weapons is to eliminate them. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu called on all States that have previously declared moratoriums on nuclear testing, to “reaffirm these moratoriums” and to take “immediate” steps to sign and all ratify the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). UNIFEED

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is hosting a press briefing on the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly High-Level week to discuss the renewed concern around nuclear testing and the weapons it helps create.

Addressing the General Assembly, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Member States, “The mass destruction is gaining its momentum. The aggressor is weaponizing many other things and those things are used not only against our country but against all of yours as well.” UNIFEED

A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 June 2023, was sent to all permanent representatives and permanent observers.

Comments to the media in her national capacity by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of August, on behalf of the United States, Albania, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and answering question about Niger.