"NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY"

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.

Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), briefs reporters following the UN Security Council 8865th meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs of Ireland, briefs reporters following the UN Security Council 8865th meeting on Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

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.

Press briefing by Rob Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), on the 25th anniversary of the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

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