"NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT"

Ahead of Security Council closed-door consultations on the Democratic People Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) reported submarine-launched ballistic missile test, United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “these are unlawful activities. They are in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. And they are unacceptable.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, UN chief António Guterres called on all States to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and recognize its place in the global disarmament architecture. UNIFEED

Delegates urge swift, permanent end to existing atomic bombs, as General Assembly marks International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Delegates urge swift, permanent end to existing atomic bombs, as General Assembly marks International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the General Assembly’s General Debate that Iran’s nuclear program “has hit a watershed moment, and so has our tolerance,” adding that “words do not stop centrifuges from spinning.” UNIFEED

UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said, “in recent years we have seen a worrisome trend towards the modernization and expansion of nuclear arsenals. As the global arms control regime has crumbled, multilateral nuclear disarmament diplomacy has atrophied. As relations continue to decline amongst States that possess nuclear weapons, we cannot take for granted that the norm against nuclear testing will hold.” UNIFEED

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

Briefing by Amy Quantrill, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Nuclear-test-ban treaty’s potential will not be realized until it enters into force, speakers stress, as General Assembly marks international day.